Mint Butterfield has been found by police after she vanished over a week ago in crime and drug ridden district of Dem-run city, San Francisco. 

Who Is Mint Butterfield?

The tech heiress is the only child of two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield and Flickr founder Caterina Fake. 

How She Vanished

The 16-year-old, who uses they/them pronouns vanished from their mother’s home in affluent Bolinas, on April 21, before Fake reported them missing the following day.

How She Was Found

On Saturday evening, Marin County Sheriff’s Office said they had located Butterfield safe in the California city after being found with an adult friend of hers. 

Detectives say they learned that Butterfield was associating with a 26-year-old Christopher ‘Kio’ Dizefalo, who was known to drive a white van. After tracking down the vehicle, officers found Butterfield inside. 

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Police Arrest a Suspect

According to police statement, Butterfield was found uninjured and that she had run away from home voluntarily.  

After Dizefalo was interviewed by detectives, he was arrested and booked in the Marin County Jail, with bail set at $50,000. 

Police said earlier in the week that Mint was an ‘at-risk’ due to a reported previous threat of suicide. 

They said she had left the home of her mom with a suitcase and left a note indicating she had left the residence.

The troubled teen is said of have battled addiction problems in the past.