State prosecutors said Jared Chase, 27, of Keene, N.H., and two other men Brian Church, 22, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Brent Vincent Betterly, 24, of Oakland Park, Fla. are self-proclaimed anarchists and members of the Black Bloc group, who traveled together from Florida to the Chicago area
Jared Chase arrived in Chicago about a month ago to protest with the Occupy movement and decided to stay to protest the NATO Summit, his uncle said. Thousands are expected to demonstrate today, as 50 heads of state gather in the city.
