Rocket Launcher Found At Central Mass Motel; Federal Agents Alerted

Chalk this under you don't see this every day. Police in Worcester County found a man in possession of crack and a rocket launcher sitting in a parked car at a Sutton motel on Monday, Feb. 19, authorities said.

Police found a rocket launcher and crack inside a car parked at a Sutton Red Roof Inn on Monday, Feb. 19.
Photo Credit: *Sutton Police Department*

Josh Lanier

02/21/2024 6:50 p.m.

Police were watching a suspicious vehicle in the side parking lot of the Red Roof Inn at 200 Worcester-Providence Turnpike when one of the detectives walked over and began making conversation with the person inside, Sutton police said in a Facebook post.

As they spoke, the detective scanned the car's interior until his eyes landed on an M190 U.S. Army Rocket Launcher, authorities said. That's a conversation killer.

Harvey Johnson Jr., of Spencer, was arrested and charged with possession of a Class B substance (crack) and possession of an incendiary device, police said.

Sutton police called in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents to take custody of the rocket launcher.

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