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A person has been arrested on little one abduction fees after the teenage little one of the billionaire tech entrepreneurs who co-founded Slack and Flickr was present in San Francisco on Saturday, six days after going lacking.

Mint Butterfield, who makes use of they/them pronouns, was discovered at round 11:30 pm on Saturday within the infamous Tenderloin district of San Francisco after going lacking final Sunday.

San Francisco police mentioned they discovered the 16-year-old in a white van with 26-year-old Christopher “Kio” Dizefalo.

Described by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office as “an adult friend”, Dizefalo is suspected of coaxing Mint into leaving residence six days prior. He was arrested and booked at Marin County Jail on suspicion of kid abduction and different violations, based on arrest information obtained by The San Francisco Standard. He was being held on $50,000 bail.

Officials mentioned that Mint advised investigators they voluntarily ran away from residence in Bolinas and that they’ve since been reunited with their household.

Mint – who was deemed “at risk” resulting from earlier threats of suicide – was unhurt once they have been discovered.

Following the ordeal, the teenager’s dad and mom – Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake and Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield, in addition to stepdad and fellow tech founder Jyri Engeström – thanked police for bringing the 16-year-old residence.

“A heartfelt thanks to all the family, friends, volunteers and strangers who called in tips and made this recovery possible,” the household wrote in an e mail. “We especially want to thank the seasoned law enforcement officers who understand the very real threat of predators who use the allure of drugs to groom teenagers.”

Mint was reported lacking by their mom at round 8.30am on Monday 22 April after disappearing the evening earlier than.

The teen allegedly left a observe indicating to their dad and mom that they’d had the intention of operating away earlier than they have been discovered with Dizefalo this week.

A lacking particular person alert was posted on Nextdoor, with authorities warning that they believed Mint might be within the Tenderloin district.

Sgt Schermerhorn advised theSan Francisco Chronicle that Mint had been recognized to frequent the Tenderloin space, which is infamous for drug-related points and crime, earlier than their disappearance.

The Marin County Sheriff’s Office initially mentioned that detectives had no cause to suspect there was an abduction or foul play within the teenager’s disappearance as a result of they’d “run away from their home voluntarily”.