SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - The mother of a missing 9-year-old California girl has been arrested, officials announced.

What we know:

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office announced Friday, Nov. 7, that 40-year-old Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of Melodee Buzzard, was arrested. However, it was for charges unrelated to her daughter's disappearance.

Sheriff's officials said Ashlee Buzzard was arrested on charges of false imprisonment in a separate case. She was booked into the Northern Branch Jail, with bail set at $100,000. Officials said her booking photo will not be released because it does not meet the criteria for public disclosure.

Authorities previously stated that she is not cooperating with detectives in her daughter's missing person case.

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