Daytime Drive-by Shooting in Maine Leads to Charges Against Trio From New Bedford

The United States Attorney for the District of Maine, Darcie McElwee, has announced that three men from New Bedford have been charged in connection with a daytime drive-by shooting that occurred earlier this year in Maine.

An individual named Joshua Estrada, who is 19 years old, Yancarlos Abrante, who is 20 years old, and Jason Johnson-Rivera, who is 18 years old, have all been charged with possessing cocaine to distribute it, participating in a drive-by shooting, and conspiring.

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According to McElwee, the males admitted to firing at least five shots into another vehicle near Saco after a fight over drugs that occurred in February. At least one month before the drive-by shooting, the men are also accused of trafficking cocaine in and around Saco and Biddeford. This is a charge that has been brought against them.

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According to McElwee, Estrada was taken into custody in New Bedford on May 6 and appeared before a judge in Maine one day later, on Thursday. According to her, Abrante and Johnson-Rivera are currently being held in custody on accusations that are not related to one another, and they are scheduled to be arraigned in Maine sometime soon.