Jacob McInnis Jr., age 18, of Whitefield, was arrested at his home by Det. Sgt. Ron Rollins of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office without incident.

McInnis has been charged with one count of with “Aggravated Criminal Mischief” a class C felony and one count of “Reckless Conduct with a Dangerous Weapon” a class C felony.

These charges are a result of a week-long intensive investigation which began on Jan. 6, 2026, when the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a house being shot on Head Tide Hill Road in the town of Alna. This was a newly built home the owners had just closed on the home that same day and were starting to move in. Six rounds from a small caliber weapon were discharged into the side of the home. There was no one home at the time of the shooting.

McInnis is currently being held on $1,500 cash bond at the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset pending his appearance in court.

Anyone having further information concerning this incident is asked to call (207) 882-7332 or email Detective Sgt Ron Rollins rrollins@lincolnso.me or Deputy Kasey Doyle kdoyle@lincolnso.me.

People can also provide information regarding this event via our tip411 line anonymously by texting the keyword LTIP and your tip to 847411.