AUGUSTA -- The fourth and final suspect in a Windsor home invasion a year ago got the longest sentence Friday.

Jacob McInnis, 23, of Windsor and Sanford will spend 191/2 years behind bars for robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, kidnapping, burglary and theft at the home of a mother and son, Shirley and Eugene Varney, and another crime.

During the Windsor crime, Eugene Varney, 64, a mentally disabled man in a wheelchair, was tied to a refrigerator for several hours, his hands bound, while the home was ransacked.

Justice Donald Marden sentenced McInnis to 25 years -- with 16 years of those in prison, followed by four years probation for the July 8, 2007 crime.

McInnis was on probation for a burglary and theft in York County at the time of the home invasion. Marden revoked that probation and ordered McInnis to serve the remaining 31/2 years of that prison term, consecutive to the new Kennebec County sentence. Those 31/2 plus the 16 lead to a total incarceration span of almost 20 years.

A jury convicted McInnis of the home invasion charges June 27. Sentencing in the case was continued until Friday.

The co-defendants -- two of McInnis' brothers and a fourth man -- had pleaded guilty to the crimes and were sentenced previously.

James McInnis Jr. was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but eight years suspended, and four years' probation; Joshua McInnis was sentenced to 15 years in prison with all but eight years suspended, and four years of probation; Mark Miville was sentenced to 20 years in prison with all but 12 years suspended, and four years' probation.

Several of the men told police they broke into the Varney home because they believed the Varneys kept a lot of cash in the house. Neighbors recognized something was amiss at the home and brought Shirley Varney from her nearby store, then called police.

Deputy District Attorney Alan Kelley sought a longer sentence for Jacob McInnis, saying he showed no remorse and had a lengthy criminal record.

He also said McInnis was a poor prospect for probation, noting that two separate juvenile probations had both been revoked.

Kelley said McInnis previously was convicted of a home invasion in Lincoln County and was on probation for those offenses when the Varney home invasion occurred.

"Jacob McInnis has done this before," Kelley said. "He broke into an occupied residence and he hurt that person."

Robert Andrews, the attorney representing Jacob McInnis, argued his client should receive the same sentence as Miville.

"To some extent, it ought to be proportional to what his brothers got. It ought not to punish Jacob just because he's the last man here and he took his case to trial," Andrews said.

Jacob McInnis did not say anything to the judge at Friday's hearing.

Marden said McInnis committed the crime to feed his drug habit.

"It appears to me that you haven't received many breaks in life starting from the time you were 16," Marden said. "I can't do anything about that. I take absolutely no pleasure in sending you to prison. You've got a tough record but you can start again. You can pay your debt to society and you can start again."

Ryan Reardon and Al Morin, two detectives from Kennebec County Sheriff's Office who investigated the Windsor case, watched the sentencing hearing.

"It's an appropriate sentence," Reardon said as he left the hearing room.

One year ago, McInnis had denied involvement.

"Prove it," he told the officers, according to an affidavit filed by Reardon.

Betty Adams -- 621-5631

badams@centralmaine.com