"The mother of a missing Southern California girl - who authorities say has refused to answer questions about her daughter's whereabouts - has now been accused of holding a man captive in her home after allegedly disclosing sensitive information to him. Ashlee Buzzard, 40, of Lompoc was charged with one count of false imprisonment by violence, according to the criminal complaint filed against her Monday. Buzzard is accused of unlawfully violating the personal liberty of Tyler S. Brewer on Thursday and is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday."
"Buzzard's daughter, 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, was reported missing Oct. 14, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. The mother has emerged as a central focus in the investigation after taking her daughter on a sudden road trip to Nebraska on Oct. 7 and then returning home alone, according to the Sheriff's Office. During the trip, Buzzard switched license plates on her rental car and wore wigs in what investigators described as possible attempts to avoid detection."
Ashlee Buzzard, 40, faces one count of false imprisonment by violence after authorities allege she unlawfully confined Tyler S. Brewer in her Vandenberg Village home. The alleged victim said Buzzard sealed the door with multiple locks and brandished a box cutter after revealing sensitive information she appeared to regret. Buzzard is a person of interest in the disappearance of her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee, who was reported missing Oct. 14 and was last seen on surveillance near the Utah-Colorado border on Oct. 9. Investigators say Buzzard took Melodee on a sudden road trip to Nebraska, swapped rental car license plates, and wore wigs. Buzzard was arrested on the false imprisonment charge unrelated to the missing-person investigation and has not answered questions about her daughter's whereabouts.
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