November 6th, 2020, has come and Jared "Jay" Chase of the NATO3 is free.
Via a supporter in Chicago:
"In 2012, Chicago hosted the NATO Summit. Ahead of the Summit, Rahm Emanuel turned up more than $50 million to militarize Chicago's police force (this was several months ahead of a teacher's strike where he would claim the city was broke, sound familiar?). Ahead of the summit, the city had undercover police officers infiltrate Occupy Chicago, the Mental Health Movement and Chicago Action Medical.For months these officers were among us, they participated in direct action trainings, offered "help" coordinating housing efforts for protesters, they even got arrested defending the occupation of the Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic. It was obvious that the groups they were monitoring were not going to be engaging in anything more than non-violent civil disobedience.
So in order to justify the city's wasteful spending on police equipment and to disrupt this growing social movement aimed at keeping the mental health clinics open and ending income inequality, the undercover cops manufactured a crisis. This was a classic move. There are countless examples of Chicago Police entrapping activists to disrupt social movements. Notably, this happened a month before in Cleveland where four Occupiers were entrapped by police, around the same time Occupiers in Austin Texas were also entrapped (I have always wondered if this was a coordinated assault on the Occupy movement, similar to the way Fusion Centers were used to coordinate a national crack down on the the encampments). The undercover officers in Chicago ultimately entrapped five activists.
Three of them were the first people to be charged under Illinois' state terrorism statute. Thanks to the incredible work of NLG attorneys, they were able to beat the terrorism charge and were ultimately convicted of MISDEMEANOR MOB ACTION. Yes, you read that right.
State's Attorney Anita Alvarez tried to bring terrorism charges against a group of individuals and the jury wound up charging them with a misdemeanor. Unfortunately, the NATO3 were convicted of possession of incendiary devices. During the trial it was patently obvious that those devices (molotov cocktails) were proposed and constructed by the police officers. On the audio tapes played in court, it was revealed that the police were the first to suggest constructing the molotovs. They collected the beer bottles and used to make them, they used their bandanas to make the wicks and they bought the gasoline for the bottles. The fact that the NATO3 did any jail time at all was an outrageous miscarriage of justice.
The two other people entrapped by Chicago Police were also sentenced to prison time and one of them was deported from the United States at the end of his sentence.
Seven years later, everyone has been released except for Jared Chase. The State's Attorneys office tried to kill Jay. During the trial, the judge and jury heard information about Huntington's disease, which Jay had an early onset of. The disease is a fatal genetic disorder, that causes nerve cells in the brain to breakdown, and for a persons physical and mental health condition to breakdown over time, it has no cure. With all this information in mind, they threw the book at Jay who received the longest sentence. On November 6th, Jay is supposed to be released from IDOC. We have had limited communication with him in these last few years but know his health has significantly deteriorated.
I'm not asking, I'm begging you, please reach into your pockets to put some money towards Jay's support fund. He is going to need every penny. https://www.gofundme.com/f/jay-chase-will-be-free
So in order to justify the city's wasteful spending on police equipment and to disrupt this growing social movement aimed at keeping the mental health clinics open and ending income inequality, the undercover cops manufactured a crisis. This was a classic move. There are countless examples of Chicago Police entrapping activists to disrupt social movements. Notably, this happened a month before in Cleveland where four Occupiers were entrapped by police, around the same time Occupiers in Austin Texas were also entrapped (I have always wondered if this was a coordinated assault on the Occupy movement, similar to the way Fusion Centers were used to coordinate a national crack down on the the encampments). The undercover officers in Chicago ultimately entrapped five activists.
Three of them were the first people to be charged under Illinois' state terrorism statute. Thanks to the incredible work of NLG attorneys, they were able to beat the terrorism charge and were ultimately convicted of MISDEMEANOR MOB ACTION. Yes, you read that right.
State's Attorney Anita Alvarez tried to bring terrorism charges against a group of individuals and the jury wound up charging them with a misdemeanor. Unfortunately, the NATO3 were convicted of possession of incendiary devices. During the trial it was patently obvious that those devices (molotov cocktails) were proposed and constructed by the police officers. On the audio tapes played in court, it was revealed that the police were the first to suggest constructing the molotovs. They collected the beer bottles and used to make them, they used their bandanas to make the wicks and they bought the gasoline for the bottles. The fact that the NATO3 did any jail time at all was an outrageous miscarriage of justice.
The two other people entrapped by Chicago Police were also sentenced to prison time and one of them was deported from the United States at the end of his sentence.
Seven years later, everyone has been released except for Jared Chase. The State's Attorneys office tried to kill Jay. During the trial, the judge and jury heard information about Huntington's disease, which Jay had an early onset of. The disease is a fatal genetic disorder, that causes nerve cells in the brain to breakdown, and for a persons physical and mental health condition to breakdown over time, it has no cure. With all this information in mind, they threw the book at Jay who received the longest sentence. On November 6th, Jay is supposed to be released from IDOC. We have had limited communication with him in these last few years but know his health has significantly deteriorated.
I'm not asking, I'm begging you, please reach into your pockets to put some money towards Jay's support fund. He is going to need every penny. https://www.gofundme.com/f/jay-chase-will-be-free
Prison Commissary Survival Items
In this video, I'm going to tell you about the commissary items you are going to ABSOLUTELY NEED when you first get to prison. If you don't buy these items... There could be some problems. Hope you enjoy and if so, SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON FOR APS!!!
Why You Should Use Western Union
You can help any imprisoned activist meet their basic needs, and donate to them/their prison commissary fund through Western Union, if you are located in the United States. Those who don't have the support of an organization, for example, will appreciate every gesture of kindness. To donate to Jared Chase, you need his name and the following inmate number M44710. https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/send-money/app/sendinmatestart
