SANTA MARIA, Calif. (Scripps News San Luis Obispo) — Ashlee Buzzard has pleaded not guilty to the October murder of her daughter, Melodee Buzzard, in Utah.
The plea and denial of special allegations of discharge of a firearm causing death and murder by lying in wait were entered during Buzzard’s arraignment before Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge John McGregor in a Santa Maria courtroom Friday morning.
Ashlee Buzzard pleads not guilty during a court appearance on Dec. 26, 2025. (Scripps News San Luis Obispo)
Many of Melodee’s family members were in attendance, and several pink bows were shared in her memory by people watching the court’s Zoom feed…