Drake Bell claims he’d just left his phone in car for the night after police found him ‘safe’

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Drake Bell insists heโ€™d just left his mobile phone in the car for the night after police found him โ€œsafeโ€ and โ€œunharmedโ€.

The former Nickelodeon actor had been reported missing by Daytona Beach Police on Thursday (13.04.23), who said on Facebook the โ€˜Drake and Joshโ€™ star was also โ€œendangeredโ€.

But hours later, they told Page Six: โ€œWe can confirm law enforcement officials are in contact and Mr Bell is safe.โ€

The Orange County Sheriffโ€™s Office added that Drake โ€“ whose first TV appearance was aged five on โ€˜Home Improvementโ€™ โ€“ had been found in their jurisdiction โ€œunharmedโ€ at around 11.30am, and that deputies โ€œtook actionโ€ to ensure he received a โ€œmental health evaluation.โ€

And the 36-year-old star has now broken his silence and claimed he was safe but unreachable.

He tweeted: โ€œYou leave your phone in the car and donโ€™t answer for the night and this?โ€

Drake had last been seen just before 9pm on Wednesday near Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, a day after he had enjoyed a day at SeaWorld, Orlando, with his young son, who he has with his estranged wife, Janet Von Schmeling.

The police statement on Facebook read: โ€œMISSING Officers are looking for Jared Bell, DOB 06/27/1986.

โ€œHe should be travelling 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. He is considered missing and endangered.โ€

When fans asked if it was a hoax, police clarified: โ€œFor those asking, this is a legitimate post from the Daytona Beach Police Department.โ€

Drake was seen in December sucking from balloons in his car while in a parking lot, while on two-year probation at the time, stemming from two criminal charges he pleaded guilty to in 2021 for child endangerment and a disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.

Prosecutors claimed the actor had met a girl who attended one of his concerts in Cleveland in 2017 and sent her โ€œinappropriate social media messages.โ€

He was also charged with driving under the influence in 2015.

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