LOMPOC, Calif. (Scripps News San Luis Obispo) — The mother of a missing 9-year-old Vandenberg Village girl, who was arrested last week on a felony charge unrelated to her daughter’s disappearance, will be released from custody, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Ashlee Buzzard, 40, has been behind bars at the Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria since her arrest on Friday.
Ashlee Buzzard appears in court on Nov. 12, 2025. (Scripps News San Luis Obispo)
A criminal complaint filed by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office charged Buzzard with false imprisonment in connection with a Nov. 6 incident involving a man identified as Tyler S. Brewer…