WORCESTER – A federal judge sentenced a Worcester man to time served and three years of supervised release for civil disorder and unlawful possession of three Molotov cocktails.
On June 1, 2020, Vincent Eovacious, 20, of Worcester, gathered with a group to protest in response to the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer.
At around 10 PM, federal prosecutors say a large crowd blocked traffic and began throwing rocks, bottles and other objects at police. As officers on scene gathered into a defensive line formation, officers spotted Eovacious – dressed in a trench coat and carrying a satchel over his shoulder – standing above them on the roof of the one-story building at 848 Main Street.
Officers say they observed Eovacious reach into the satchel and remove a white rag and a bottle that contained a yellow-colored liquid. While holding what appeared to be a lighter in one hand, Eovacious attempted to insert the rag into the glass bottle. In response to this threat, officers shined their flashlights at Eovacious, causing him to retreat from the edge of the rooftop and out of the officers’ direct line of sight.
A short time later, Eovacious was arrested near May Street and Main Street, still carrying the satchel. Police stopped him and a search recovered three clear glass bottles filled with gasoline, five white rags and two lighters. Eovacious admitted that the bottles contained gasoline and that he was “with the anarchist group” and was “waiting for an opportunity.”
At the time of his arrest, a partially filled gas can and more cloth rags were found in Eovacious’ vehicle.
