"Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was arrested Friday on a warrant for a felony charge of false imprisonment. She's set to be booked at the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria on $100,000 bail. "Although this arrest occurred during the course of the missing person investigation, it is not directly related to Melodee's disappearance," said the sheriff's department in a statement released on Friday. "Sheriff's detectives remain fully focused on locating Melodee and confirming her safety." The mother's arrest comes one day after new surveillance video was released showing her and her daughter at a rental car agency on October 7."
"READ MORE | New surveillance video shows missing Santa Barbara County girl with mother at rental car agency The last verified sighting of Melodee is now determined to be Oct. 9, sheriff's spokesperson Raquel Zick told ABC News earlier this week. Ashlee Buzzard has not cooperated with the investigation, according to authorities. Melodee is still considered a missing person, Zick said."
Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was arrested Friday on a warrant for a felony charge of false imprisonment and is set to be booked at the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria on $100,000 bail. The sheriff's department said the arrest occurred during the course of the missing person investigation but is not directly related to Melodee's disappearance, and that detectives remain focused on locating Melodee and confirming her safety. Surveillance video shows Ashlee Buzzard and her daughter at a rental car agency on October 7. The last verified sighting of Melodee is Oct. 9, and Ashlee Buzzard has not cooperated with the investigation, leaving Melodee still classified as a missing person.
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