Chip Chick
Jelani’s family reported him as missing and after the Bloomington Police began looking into his disappearance, they found security footage of him from August 24th.
Jelani was first spotted at 7:12 a.m. at ISU’s Bone Student Center. Then at 9:12 that morning, security cameras captured him walking into a store named Beyond/Hello. That was the last time Jelani was seen anywhere.
In the security footage from the store, Jelani is dressed in a black graphic Jimi Hendrix tee, white shorts, a blue Detroit Lions baseball cap, and black shoes.
On August 26th, just 2 days after Jelani was seen on the security footage, authorities found his car, a white Chrysler 300.
Jelani’s car had been hidden in the woods close to the Illinois Valley YMCA, and inside of his car were the clothes he had last been seen wearing in Beyond/Hello.
Facebook; pictured above Jelani smiles with his mom
The Bloomington Police has said that Jelani disappeared under “unexplained suspicious circumstances” and they are working to process any evidence that could be found inside of Jelani’s car.
They are now asking that anyone who has information on Jelani’s disappearance to please contact them at 309.820.8888, or call Officer John Fermon directly at 309.434.2355.
Jelani’s family has created a Facebook page to raise awareness for him, and they also hired JAB Professional Services to help investigate his disappearance. You can also call any tips into JAB at 618.223.0044.
Jelani is 6’02” and 180 pounds. He has brown eyes and short black hair. He also has some facial hair.
