Jacob McInnis Jr., 18, of Whitefield, was arrested at his home at 12:15 a.m. Jan. 14 by Det. Sgt. Ron Rollins of 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 Jan. 6, when the Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a house being shot on Head Tide Hill Road in 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 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.