The mother of a missing Santa Barbara County girl was released from custody after she was detained in a case separate from the disappearance of her daughter, it was announced Wednesday.

Ashlee Buzzard, 40, pleaded not guilty to a charge of felony false imprisonment and denied all allegations associated with the case, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Officials did not specify what the case entailed but only described it as an incident that happened on Nov. 6 in Lompoc.

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As part of her release, Buzzard was ordered to supervision terms that included GPS monitoring. She is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 19.

Buzzard’s daughter, 9-year-old Melodee, has been missing since las

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