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The mother of a missing “at-risk” 9-year-old girl reportedly told a man she’s accused of falsely imprisoning that she knows where her daughter is.

An investigation into 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard’s location was opened by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 14 after a school administrator reported she hadn’t attended school for a “prolonged” period of time. The sheriff’s office said Melodee’s mother, Ashlee, wasn’t able to give a verifiable explanation to deputies when asked where her daughter was. Deputies said that Ashlee has “remained uncooperative and has not confirmed Melodee’s location or welfare.”

Tyler Brewer, who said he’s a court officer, said in a statement that Ashlee told him information that she “appeared to regret d

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