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Ashlee Buzzard, the Vandenberg Village mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, will wait for her next court appearance outside of jail custody. Buzzard will return before the judge on November 19 for a preliminary hearing setting.
Buzzard was arrested on November 7 and later charged with one count of felony false imprisonment by violence with aggravating factors. Aggravating factors on a crime can raise the severity of a punishment. Court documents state that Buzzard unlawfully violated “the personal liberty of Tyler S. Brewer,” a legal document assistant. Law enforcement said the arrest was not directly related to her daughter’s disappearance…