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Drake Bell Reappears After Police Reported Him ‘Missing And Endangered’

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Leena Nasir Entertainment Reporter
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Actor Drake Bell has been located and is safe after police reported him “missing and endangered” Thursday morning, according to a statement from the Daytona Beach Police Department.

“** UPDATE: 4/13/2023 1:26p.m. – At this time, we can confirm law enforcement officials are in contact and Mr. Bell is safe,” the updated press release reads.

The department initially issued a Facebook alert Thursday morning appealing to the public for assistance in locating the actor, whose full name is Jared Drake Bell.

“** MISSING ** Officers are looking for Jared Bell, DOB 06/27/1986,” the Daytona Beach Police Department wrote in the original press release. “He should be traveling in a 2022 grey BMW and his last known location is potentially the area of Mainland High School on 4/12/2023 just before 9p.m.” (RELATED: REPORT: Former Nickelodeon Teen Star Drake Bell Separates From Wife, Starts Drug Treatment)

“He is considered missing and endangered,” the department wrote before providing contact information for the public.

Bell pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges in 2021 after being accused of inappropriate conduct in a club with a girl under the age of 18, according to TMZ. Other interactions with law enforcement include a DUI arrest in 2015 and allegations of abuse by a woman with whom he was in a relationship, the outlet reported in a separate article.

Update: This post has been updated to report that Bell has since been found, according to police.