Fabian Jeffers had nearly 90 cases in his Cook County criminal court file, including 16 felony matters, when Chicago police found him sleeping at a donut shop, surrounded by electronics he allegedly stole from a nearby business. Prosecutors didn’t ask a judge to hold him, so he was released. And he hasn’t been seen since.
It all began around 8 a.m. on February 28, when a business in the 300 block of West Institute Place reported a burglary. Someone had made off with a computer, a Chromebook, an iMac, and other electronics valued at roughly $8,300, according to a CPD report.
A company representative quickly located the property: Jeffers was sleeping with it at the Dunkin’, 309 West Chicago Avenue, the police report said…