Bam Margera missing after leaving court-appointed rehab center in South Florida

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Former reality television star Bam Margera has been reported missing after he left a court-appointed rehabilitation center in South Florida, authorities said.

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The Delray Beach Police Department confirmed it was searching for Margera, 42, in an email to WFLA-TV.

According to a police report, the skateboarder and stunt performer, whose real name is Brandon Cole Margera, left the facility on Monday night, WPTV reported. Margera reportedly told the facility’s manager that he was “unsatisfied” with his treatment and was leaving, according to the television station.

Margera’s departure from the rehab facility was first reported by TMZ.

Margera achieved fame in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality show “Jackass” and its subsequent spinoffs.

According to the police report, Margera said he was going to check himself into another Delray Beach facility, WPTV reported. The manager of the first rehab center told police he saw the pro skateboarder leave in a black Honda sedan.

Officer Jonathan Belman Otero wrote that he went to the other facility to look for Margera, but he was not there, according to the television station.

In May, Margera wrote in an Instagram post that he had been sober for one year.

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