he Montgomery County State’s Attorney office has dropped its case against the mother charged with abducting her 3-year-old daughter last month.
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Following a month-long manhunt that stretched from Silver Spring to New York to California, the girl’s mother Ashley Elizabeth Duffy, 27, was arrested Jan. 15 in Santa Monica by Los Angeles County police, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Web site.
The decision to drop the charges was confirmed Jan. 17, the day after the Montgomery County Circuit Court dismissed a Jan. 9 court order that gave Brian Transeau of Boyds emergency custody of his 3-year-old daughter Kaia.
“We are not proceeding with a criminal case,“ said Seth Zucker, spokesman for the State’s Attorney’s Office.
However, for procedural reasons, Duffy was still in a Los Angeles County jail as of early Thursday afternoon, said her Rockville lawyer, Cindy Callahan.
“She is presently in jail and we are working on getting her out,“ Callahan said.
She did not know if Kaia is with Transeau or Duffy’s mother, both of whom are in California.
The Montgomery County arrest warrant was based on the Jan. 9 emergency order giving Transeau sole custody. But in a Circuit Court hearing Jan. 16 — conducted jointly with the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County — Montgomery County Judge Michael Algeo dismissed the custody order following Duffy’s arrest.
Algeo also ordered that Duffy and Kaia will continue to live in California and that the California court will have “continuing, exclusive jurisdiction“ in the case.
Another hearing is set for Jan. 23 to begin resolution on a longer-term custody arrangement, Callahan said.
Calls to Transeau’s lawyers in Rockville and California were not returned.
“I don’t think that the authorities did anything that they were not supposed to do. Based on the information that they were given, and based on the fact that an order had been issued, they did what’s appropriate and frankly what is crucial for parents whose children have actually been abducted,“ Callahan said.
Transeau told Montgomery County Judge Terrence J. McGann — who granted the Jan. 9 order for emergency custody that precipitated the arrest warrant — that Duffy and Kaia had been missing since Dec. 19. With the emergency custody order secured, the Montgomery County District Court issued the warrant for Duffy’s arrest on charges of child abduction. Transeau also hired private investigators, who tracked her to Santa Monica.
Transeau is a well-known producer, composer and electronic musician known as “BT“. He wrote the musical score to the films “Monster“ and “The Fast and the Furious“ and has collaborated with the likes of David Bowie and Britney Spears, according to his Web site.


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Please include the link to the source article, if you could be so kind.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/011708/montnew184431_32374.shtml

who the fuck cares?

offspring22 - 17 January 2008 09:42 PM

who the fuck cares?

Get out.

If you want to hide your head in the sand like everyone else at the childrens board, stay over there. There’s been a lot of flack hitting lately over unconfirmed gossip regarding Ashley’s actual status, which makes this both welcome and somewhat justified. Just because Brian sends text messages, proxies through Peach or fans out another press release doesn’t automatically make it true.

I’m not on anyone’s side. You guys and BTM have made good arguments. If Brian has PERSONALLY wronged you and others, why not make one thread regarding it? This whole forum is non-stop BT updates...it’s Left Field, for christ’s sake!

This has nothing to do with being “wronged”. And funny how you say BTM have made good arguments. No one (other than Carrie) has made a damn bit of logical sense at all. Puppets.

Regardless as to what you think, there is a load of misinformation out there.... and even though we will not get it all to conclude properly, it’s an open event that I encourage all sides to participate on. Read that again… ALL sides. No blindness ‘round these parts.

Ashley was wrongly accused of kidnapping,wrongly arrested in a friends house in Santa Monica,while Kaia3.5 yrs old,and Ashleys 10 year old babysister who was visiting were plaYing wizard of oz...Kaia of course has to be Dorothy...Grandma is Glenda the good witch ,and the 10 year old aunt was the wicked witch…
what a tragic situation.. Brian and Dominique went to all the neighbors on that street to alert them to a child abduction ,they peered into peoples homes,BT himself walked up to the house where the family was visiting after a day on the beach and santa monica pier..Ashley’s mom opened the door,realized her situation and slammed the door in his face.. Bt sotod there in shock,then fled to his car where he called the police...then along came his attorney,the police,pi...and finaly the us marshals...Bt stood across the street taking pics/video of Ashley...i was told by Mrs.D, that she in turn took her own pics/vido of him…
Ashley spent 3 days in jail needlessly...time she should have been with her mom,sister and daughter,,, the truth is coming out...wait until wednesday,when Judge Linwood see’s the latest news on this case...be patient,it will be major media.. Ashley is a beautiful sweet girl,not once has she attcked Bt as a father,just as the monster that he is as a man...he wiretaps,records,and yes lurks on these boarsd as someone else,,some of his past screennames...waterseeks,blackstasea,starseekingdad,..of course he has many..he feeds off peoples love of his music,and betrays so very many

damn im getting extra popcorn for this one

I don’t care what’s happening, whos telling truth, whos telling misinformation. I don’t think any of you should. Why not talk about something that really matters, like the Darfur genocides or the presidential elections?

Because Darfur is populist hot button crap and I’m already working on a presidential race.

Seriously though, I was all fine to leave this stuff alone as a private matter, but it became our business when Brian started soliciting sympathy and help from his fans for what’s largely been nothing more than a legal circle jerk for custody of Kaia. And he’s been doing it all at Ashley’s expense, regardless of whether he’s got a case or not. I don’t buy the smear tactics for a second, and I don’t appreciate him expecting everyone to operate at his convenience.

it will die off soon as it goes back under the rug (where it should have been kept). That doesn’t change the fact that BT basically assumed we were all morons and knowingly used and abused every single one of his fans.

ALL CHARGES DROPPED “WARRANT SHOULD OF NEVER BEEN ISSUED” CHECK OUT NEW STORY ABC.COM “RUN AWAY MOM JAILED”.................THE PLOT THINKENS!

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4155391&page=1

not bad.

aunt lisa, do you have that little life where you have to cover this? unless you’re an investigative journalist or related to one of the parties involved, what does this matter mean to you PERSONALLY?

offspring22 - 19 January 2008 03:19 PM

aunt lisa, do you have that little life where you have to cover this? unless you’re an investigative journalist or related to one of the parties involved, what does this matter mean to you PERSONALLY?

i’d say her username is a pretty solid tipoff that she fits inside your qualified group of people.. but i’ll make it more obvious for you… auntlisa904.