NORWAY — A man wanted on numerous charges, including domestic violence, was arrested early Wednesday morning after a standoff that lasted more than 12 hours, according to the Norway Police Department.
Patrick McInnis, 52, was charged after the Maine State Police Tactical Team entered the home at 168 Main St., where he had barricaded himself. He was arrested on eight active warrants for domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening, domestic violence terrorizing, harassment by telephone and multiple counts of violating protection from abuse orders and violating conditions of release.
He is being held at the Oxford County Jail in Paris without bail following his appearance in a South Paris court Wednesday. No date was set for his next appearance.
A corrections officer said Wednesday that McInnis listed his address as 168 Main St.
As of Wednesday morning, no new charges against him had been filed. McInnis was previously convicted of felony domestic abuse.
McInnis was believed to be actively evading police since 2024, police said.
“We have been looking for him and received word that he was at this location,” Norway police Chief Jeffrey Campbell said. “He is well known to police with a long record.”
The standoff began about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday when Norway and Rumford police attempted to serve him with the arrest warrants, several of which were for incidents that took place in Rumford and date back two years.
McInnis refused to cooperate, which led to law enforcement closing off the section of Main Street that connects routes 118 and 26 shortly after noon. Oxford law enforcement was called to assist.
Police attempted to establish contact with McInnis for several hours over the phone and a public address system, but he refused to come out.
By 5 p.m., members of the Maine State Police Tactical Team began arriving. With McInnis still refusing to surrender, a K-9 team entered and took him into custody. He was brought to MaineHealth Stephens Hospital for evaluation and transported to the jail.
Main Street was opened to traffic around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, Campbell said.
McInnis previously owned the multiunit house where he was arrested and has been living there. Campbell said he believed the building currently had one other tenant who was not at home at the time of the standoff.
“He has been a fugitive for a long time and has a lengthy history,” Campbell said. “The judge will take all of that into consideration and the district attorney will make a recommendation on what to set his bail at.”
The scene was in close proximity to Guy E. Rowe Elementary School.
“We did close down traffic to control the scene and provide officers access,” Campbell said, but with the suspect confined to his home there was no risk to the public that required the school to be placed on lockdown.
With its main entrances closed, anyone needing to arrive at or leave Stephens Hospital was redirected to use the entry at the rear of the hospital on Winter Street.
“We appreciate the cooperation and collaboration between all the agencies to bring this to a close, including the state police and Norway’s Fire Department, Campbell said. “It was a lengthy process and everyone, including businesses and the hospital, was fantastic about it.”
Staff Writer Joe Charpentier contributed to this story.
