Search for Missing 9-Year-Old Melodee Buzzard Escalates as Mother Faces Unrelated Charges

Ongoing Search for Melodee Buzzard

• 🔍 Melodee Buzzard, a 9-year-old girl, has been missing for a month and was last seen on a road trip with her mother, Ashley Buzzard, in early October.
• 🗺️ Investigators are focusing on a map of the mother's road trip route after she returned home without her daughter.
• 📰 In a concerning development, Ashley Buzzard was observed tearing down missing posters of her own daughter.

Mother's Lack of Cooperation and Unrelated Charges

• 🚫 Police report that Ashley Buzzard has not been cooperative with the investigation into Melodee's disappearance.
• ⚖️ Ashley Buzzard is currently in jail, but for an unrelated case involving the felony charge of false imprisonment.

Tyler Brewer's Account and Potential Leads

• 🤝 Tyler Brewer, an acquaintance of Ashley Buzzard, claims he was trying to help search for Melodee.
• 🗣️ During a visit on November 6th, Brewer alleges that Ashley Buzzard disclosed information about Melodee's whereabouts, suggesting the child may be in Utah.
• ❓ Brewer is unsure if Ashley's statements are truthful due to her apparent distress and mental history, and he has not provided further details on who Melodee was allegedly dropped off with.
• ⚠️ Brewer reported that Ashley Buzzard prevented him from leaving her home, blocking the door and engaging locks, and that a box cutter was nearby, making him feel threatened.

Investigation Continues

• 🚨 The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office has not yet commented on Brewer's information but has reiterated Ashley Buzzard's lack of cooperation.
• 💬 Detectives are attempting to keep communication open with Ashley Buzzard to learn Melodee's location.
• 🗓️ Ashley Buzzard is due in court tomorrow for the false imprisonment charge, while the search for Melodee continues, with a potential focus on Utah.