Drake Bell has been found by The Daytona Beach Police Department after being announced as “considered missing and endangered.”
According toTMZ, Drake Bell is now “safe”, thanks to effort from cops. However, No further information has been revealed on why he was initially announced to “missing and endangered.”
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The Daytona Beach Police Department announced Actor Drake Bell “missing and endangered” with a Facebook post. The post includes a recent photo of Bell and a request for information from the public from anyone who may know about the whereabouts of the Drake & Josh star.
There’s no backstory on why Drake is considered “missing and endangered”, but the post suggests that Bell may have been traveling alone.
The Facebook post states; He should be traveling in a 2022 gray BMW. His last known location on 4/12/2023 is the area of Mainland High School just before 9pm.He is considered missing and endangered.
If you know his whereabouts or have any information that may help, please contact Detective Jayson Wallace at 386-671-5207.”
However, some Facebook users have been skeptical if the post was real. This made the police department respond with another post, “For those asking, this is actually a legitimate post from the Daytona Beach Police Department. If you have any information, please contact Detective Jayson Wallace.”
Who is Drake Bell?
Drake Bell is a former child star popular for co-starring with Josh Peck in the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh. He has also played a role in other Nick programs like iCarly and The Amanda Show, and TImmy Turner in a live-action adaptation of The Fairly OddParents.
Bell has also been successful in music, releasing his first album in 2005. His latest album, Non-Stop Flight, will be released by dB Records this year.
In 2021, Bell appeared in the headlines after he was accused of attempted child endangerment after a number of allegations by a then 15-year-old fan. He eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service.
Through TikTok, Bell later revealed in a video claiming that he wasn’t aware of the individual’s age when he first began speaking with her and that he ended all communications after he learned the truth. Bell also said his accuser had followed him from one concert to another and that’s what ultimately led to his arrest.
“If these claims were even remotely true, then my situation would be very different by now,” Bell said in the video.
In any case, Bell’s reputation suffered a hit because of the conviction. As of recently, he is separated from his wife and Bell has faced more troubles in his personal life, since the separation.