DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell was reported missing on Thursday.
Update 1:37 p.m. EDT April 13: The Daytona Beach Police Department said that Bell has been found safe, WFTV reported.
“At this time, we can confirm law enforcement officials are in contact, and Mr. Bell is safe,” officials said in an updated Facebook post.
Original report: The Daytona Police Department posted on Facebook on Thursday saying that the 36-year-old actor has disappeared and was possibly last seen near Mainland High School on Wednesday night. The police department said he is being considered endangered, WFTV reported.
The post used his given name Jared Bell. Bell used the first name Drake, which is his middle name, in his professional life, WJAX reported.
Bell was also a member of “The Amanda Show” and was Timmy Turner in the live-action version of “The Fairly OddParents” films, Variety reported.
Bell has a criminal record after pleading guilty to a felony charge of attempting to endanger children and a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles in 2021, Variety reported. He was sentenced to two years probation and 200 hours of community service.
The case focused on an incident between the adult actor, who was 31 at the time, and a 15-year-old girl in December 2017. He was accused of having inappropriate conduct with the girl at a club where he had been scheduled to perform, TMZ reported. Police said the pair connected for two months via social media, exchanging messages that were “at times ... sexual in nature,” Variety reported.
He had recently completed his probation in that case, according to TMZ.
Bell was also arrested in 2014 for DUI with bail set at $20,000. He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge and spent four days behind bars, Variety reported.
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