1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:01,000 Speaker 1: Crime Alert. 2 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 2: I'm Missy Grace, Breaking crime news now straight out to 3 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 2: Nicole Parton for the latest. 4 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 3: Authorities in California have arrested the mother of a missing 5 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 3: nine year old girl, Melody Buzzard, who was last seen 6 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 3: in early October. The arrest, however, is not directly related 7 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 3: to the child's disappearance. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office 8 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 3: confirmed that forty year old Ashley Buzzard was taken into 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 3: custody Friday on a felony charge of false imprisonment. A 10 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 3: witness captured video of law enforcement leading Buzzard away from 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 3: a residence. According to investigators, she allegedly prevented a victim 12 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 3: from leaving a location against their will. While officials say 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 3: this incident is unrelated to her daughter's disappearance, there withholding 14 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 3: further details to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation. 15 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 3: Melody Buzzard was last seen on a surveillance video during 16 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 3: a road trip with her mother. Authorities believe the pair 17 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 3: traveled as far as Nebraska. In a troubling twist, the 18 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 3: rental car they were using reportedly had its license plate 19 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 3: swapped an attempt to avoid detection. The indications are that 20 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 3: the license plate was switched to avoid detection. We don't 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 3: have any other plausible reason for why Ashley would have 22 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 3: switched to place. Ashley Buzzard is currently being held at 23 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 3: the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Barbara County with a 24 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 3: bell set at one hundred thousand dollars. Despite the arrest, 25 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 3: the Sheriff's office emphasized that their primary focus remains on 26 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 3: locating Melody and ensuring her safety. The child is considered 27 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 3: at risk and the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office is 28 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 3: now assisting in the search. On Thursday, investigators released new 29 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:46,119 Speaker 3: video footage showing Ashley and Melody at a car rental 30 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 3: location on October seventh. Both were seen wearing wigs, and 31 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 3: officials believe Ashley changed her appearance multiple times during the trip, 32 00:01:54,920 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 3: possibly to avoid recognition. The investigation began on October fourteenth, 33 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 3: when a school administrator reported Melody's extended absence. Deputies responded 34 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 3: to the family's home, where Ashley was present, but her 35 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 3: daughter was not, and no credible explanation for her whereabouts 36 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 3: was provided. Melody Buzzard is described as approximately four to six, 37 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 3: weighing sixty pounds, with brown hair, and Brown Eyes. If 38 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 3: you have any information that could help locate Melody, please 39 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,399 Speaker 3: contact the SCENT to Barbara County Sheriff's Office or your 40 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 3: local authorities immediately. Nancy Police say the investigation remains active 41 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 3: and ongoing. 42 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: Nicole thank you. More private justice news after this. 43 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 3: At least four people have died and eleven others sustained 44 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: serious injuries after a vehicle struck pedestrians in Florida. This 45 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 3: tragic event occurred when a car crashed into a business 46 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 3: in a neighborhood in Tampa, impacting more than a dozen 47 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 3: people who were outside, According to a news release from 48 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 3: the Tampa Police Department, The TPD reported that around twelve 49 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 3: forty am, their air service was tracking a vehicle that 50 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 3: was driving erradically on I two seventy five. The driver 51 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 3: continued to speed recklessly, exiting the interstate at Doyle Carklan Drive. 52 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 3: Authorities stated that the driver eventually lost control of the vehicle, 53 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 3: colliding with the storefront and hitting several pedestrians in the process. 54 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 3: Prior to this incident, the same vehicle had been observed 55 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 3: participating in street racing in a nearby location. Police noted 56 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 3: in total, fifteen people were affected by the incident. Three 57 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 3: victims died at the scene, while a fourth died due 58 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 3: to their injuries at the hospital. One victim remains in 59 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 3: critical condition and eight others are still in the hospital. Additionally, 60 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 3: two individuals suffered minor injuries related to the crass. According 61 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 3: to the TPD, the suspected driver has been identified as 62 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 3: twenty two year old Silas Sampson, who was arrested at 63 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 3: the scene. The investigation into the crash is now being 64 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 3: led by the Florida Highway Patrol, As stated by the TPD. 65 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: TBD Chief Lee Bercall referred to the event as a 66 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: senseless tragedy, expressing condolences to the victims and their families. 67 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: Elsa Mario Ferrera, a mom of three, takes her family's 68 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 1: laundry to a Houston laundromat. She's caught on video leaving 69 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: in her black twenty sixteen Nissan, but never makes it home. 70 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,359 Speaker 1: Days later, her children discover her car had been towed 71 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: from an apartment complex across town. They say the mom 72 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: had no connection to those apartments. The laundry found folded 73 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: neatly in a basket in the back seat. The rest 74 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: of Mario Ferrera's belongings gone. If you have info about 75 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: Elisa Mario Ferrera, please call Houston PD eight three two 76 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,559 Speaker 1: three nine four one eight four zero. 77 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 2: For the latest crime injustice news, go to crime online 78 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 2: dot com and please join us for our daily podcast, 79 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 2: Crime Stories, where we do our best to find missing people, 80 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 2: especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alert, 81 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 2: I'm Nancy Grace.