The mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard appeared in court today, where a judge dismissed the felony false imprisonment charge against her.

Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was arrested in early November for allegedly falsely imprisoning a man. She pleaded not guilty last week to the charges, unrelated to her daughter's disappearance, and was released from custody with a GPS monitor.

Ashlee Buzzard's Nov. 12 court appearance. CBS LA

According to the Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office, the judge on Thursday did not find "sufficient probable cause to hold her to answer to the charged offense." Buzzard was also discharged from her pretrial supervision.

Aslee Buzzard's Nov. 20 court appearance. CBS LA

The man who claimed to be falsely imprisoned said he had been helping in the se

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