Drake Bell shared sweet Instagram post about his son before he was reported missing
Topics: Celebrity
Ali Condon
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Topics: Celebrity
Drake Bell's last post to Instagram before his reported disappearance was a sweet video of his son Jeremy.
The former Nickelodeon star was reported 'missing and endangered' by Daytona Beach Police on Thursday (13 April).
Law enforcement officials have said that he was last seen on Wednesday (12 April) at around 9pm driving a grey BMW near Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Fans, who are seriously worried about the Drake and Josh actor, have flocked to his Instagram account to wish him well and send him positive messages in the hopes he'll make an appearance.
"Are you ok, where are you?" reads one comment on his pinned post.
"Please be ok," says another, accompanied by a prayer hands emoji.
His most recent post to Instagram, which was uploaded in early March, was a sweet dedication to his son Jeremy.
The caption of the adorable video read: "Proof that not everything can be an album cover."
In the video, Bell took a couple of clips of his son and froze them to see what they would look like as the cover for a record.
Bell welcomed little Jeremy in June 2021 with his ex-partner Janet Von Schmeling.
The couple had been married for four years before reportedly calling it quits late last year.
Their split came amid Bell's probation for child endangerment, to which he pled guilty.
The case involved allegations made by a 19-year-old woman who claimed that Bell had groomed her since she was 12.
At the time, Bell said in a statement in court: "I accept this plea because my conduct was wrong.
"I’m sorry that the victim was harmed in any way, but that was obviously not my intention. I have taken this matter very, very seriously.
"And again, I just want to apologise to her and anyone else who may have been affected by my actions."
In a social media callout on Thursday, 13 April, Daytona Beach Police urged members of the public to alert them if they had seen or knew anything about the whereabouts of Bell, naming him by his birth name Jared Bell.
"Officers are looking for Jared Bell, DOB 06/27/1986," the post began.
"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 9 p.m. He is considered missing and endangered.
"If you know where he is or have any information, please contact Detective Jayson Wallace at 386-671-5207 or [email protected]."