UPDATE: Shortly earlier than 1:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, The Daytona Beach Police Department stated Drake Bell was “safe” and in touch with authorities.
ORIGINAL STORY: Police in Daytona Beach, Fla., are trying to find actor Drake Bell, who’s at present “considered missing and endangered.”
The Daytona Beach Police Department launched a assertion on Thursday claiming Bell, whose actual identify is Jared Drake Bell, is being sought by authorities.
Bell is greatest recognized for his starring function within the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh, which ran for 4 seasons between 2004 and 2007. He additionally starred in The Amanda Show, a reside sketch comedy present that starred Amanda Bynes and aired from 1999 to 2002. In the years since Drake & Josh, Bell pivoted to a music profession.
“He should be traveling in a 2022 grey BMW,” the police division wrote in its callout for info.
They claimed Bell, 36, had final been seen Wednesday simply earlier than 9 p.m. within the space of Mainland High School in Daytona Beach.
Representatives for Bell have but to launch any extra details about his disappearance.
Bell’s fame took an enormous hit in 2021 when he pleaded responsible to fees of tried youngster endangerment and disseminating matter dangerous to juveniles. In the case, Bell admitted to sending sexually express images to a 15-year-old lady in 2017. He not too long ago accomplished his two-year probation.
In 2015, an ex-girlfriend accused Bell of verbal and bodily abuse towards her within the 2000s. He denied the allegations.
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Anyone with details about Bell is being requested to contact Det. Jayson Wallace at 386-671-5207 or wallacejayson@dbpd.us.
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