A felony charge of false imprisonment was filed Monday against a Vandenberg Village mother whose daughter is missing.

However, the charge against Ashlee Buzzard is unrelated to her missing 9-year-old daughter, Melodee, authorities said.

KSBY spoke with the alleged victim in the case. He tells us he’s a local paralegal and legal document assistant and knew Buzzard years ago. He says he was at her home last week when Buzzard had a box cutter near her and wouldn’t let him leave.

He says he initially reached out to her to see if he could help find Melodee and was in communication with authorities during his talks with Buzzard. He tells us he’s now very worried about Melodee and when asked about his recent interactions with the girl's mother, he said, “The whole thing was so bizarre."

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