Drake Bell’s brother informed cops that he was suicidal amid a child custody problem
3 min readDrake Bell’s brother is the one who told law enforcement about him being missing. Morecambe, also claimed that Drake was threatening suicide over child custody issues with his estranged wife.
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Drake Bell threatened suicide before vanishing in Florida
According to the police reports, Drake Bell’s brother Robert Bell first called the Orlando police department on Wednesday night to inform them about the former making suicidal remarks.
Furthermore, he also alleged that Drake wanted to hang himself and did not want to be alive anymore.
Subsequently, Robert also said that Drake went to Winter Park in Florida to see his estranged wife, Janet Von Schemling.
In addition, Drake reportedly was there to discuss the child custody agreement for their toddler son, Jeremy.
Actor Drake Bell from Drake&Josh reported *MISSING*
Officers are looking for Jared Bell
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.
He is considered missing and endangered. pic.twitter.com/oft82ZlbIw— PopVulture (@TheePopVulture_) April 13, 2023Advertisement
If you didn’t know, Drake separated from Janet earlier this year in January.
Meanwhile, an alert for the disgraced Nickelodeon star went out on Thursday.
It read, ‘He should be traveling in a 2022 gray BMW and his last known location is potentially the area of Mainland High School on 4/12/2023 just before 9 PM. He is considered missing and endangered.’
Fortunately, Drake was found safe and sound within a matter of hours after being reported missing.
Drake addressed the incident in a tweet. He wrote, ‘You leave your phone in the car and don’t answer for the night, and this?’
You leave your phone in the car and don’t answer for the night and this? 😂
— DrakeBell.ethᵍᵐ (@DrakeBell) April 13, 2023
Drake Bell’s endangered a 15-year-old girl’s welfare
Drake Bell has previously served a two-year probation for endangering the welfare of a girl when she was 15 years old. He pled guilty to child endangerment charges.
Besides that, it was reported that Bell sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl who attended one of his concerts in Cleveland in 2017. The victim revealed that she performed oral s*x on the star.
She said, ‘These are crimes that are unforgivable and inexcusable. They cannot be taken back. He was calculating, he preyed on me and s*xually abused me. He is a monster and a danger to children.’
She went on to add, ‘I’m kindly asking you to send a powerful message that these crimes are never okay, no matter who a person is.’
Drake on the other replied with, ‘I just want to say today I accept this plea because my conduct was wrong.’
He continued, ‘I have taken this matter very, very seriously. I just want to apologize to her and anyone else who may have been affected by my actions.’