Crime & Safety
Billionaire's Missing Child Found Safe, Reunited With Family
The 16-year-old was found with Christopher "Kio" Dizefalo, a 26-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of multiple criminal violations.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The missing child of a billionaire tech mogul was found safe over the weekend in San Francisco, authorities announced.
Mint Butterfield, 16, ran away from their Bolinas home April 21, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office. Butterfield, who uses they/them pronouns, was found at 11:30 p.m. Saturday in San Francisco. They are the child of Stewart Butterfield, the co-founder and former CEO of the messaging app Slack, according to multiple reports.
Butterfield was found uninjured in a white van associated with Christopher "Kio" Dizefalo, a 26-year-old San Francisco man, according to the sheriff's office.
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Butterfield was reunited with their family.
Dizefalo was arrested on suspicion of multiple criminal violations. He was booked into Marin County Jail, where his bail was set at $50,000, according to the sheriff's office.
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