Gainesville man arrested for breaking into home and spraying BBQ sauce on walls and furniture before house caught fire

Staff report

NEWBERRY, Fla. – Evan Hunter Hammock, 20, of Gainesville, was arrested yesterday morning after allegedly breaking into a house and spraying barbecue sauce on the walls and furniture before the house caught on fire; arson charges may be filed.

At about 5:47 a.m. on November 27, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to the Newberry home after a fire was reported and learned that earlier in the night, Hammock allegedly entered the house, took multiple bottles and jars of condiments from the refrigerator, and sprayed the contents over multiple walls, the couches, and a bed. The deputy identified two of the substances as barbecue sauce, matching containers found on the floor in the house…

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