The actor is missing
Drake Bell was reported today by police as «missing and endangered» in Daytona Beach, Florida.
You could be in danger
According to the Facebook message posted by the Daytona Beach Police Department, Bell, who is referred to by his legal name Jared Bell, was last seen riding in a BMW in the area of Mainland High School last April 4 at 9 p.m.
The police have asked for citizen cooperation
Police are asking citizens to provide any information on Bell’s whereabouts by contacting Daytona Beach Police.
In 2021 he was sentenced to community service
Bell, who starred alongside Josh Peck in the popular Nickelodeon series for four seasons between 2004 and 2007, made headlines in 2021 when he was sentenced to two years of probation and community service.
It was for misconduct with a minor
This took place after pleading guilty to charges stemming from his explicit online conduct in 2017 with an underage fan.
Bell claimed not to know the girl’s age.
Bell later said he did not know the fan’s age at the time of their virtual communication and that «all conversation and communication stopped» when he realized it.
Stopped conversations when he discovered his age
«I responded to a fan whose age I was unaware of,» he said on Instagram after his sentencing. «When I became aware of his age, all conversation and communication stopped.»
The actor has been missing since April 4.
He added that this fan continued to attend shows and pay for meet and greets, and that he did not know that the person he met on those occasions was the same person he had stopped communicating with online.
