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3 men plead guilty in connection with drive-by shootings in Lebanon, Acton

3 men plead guilty in connection with drive-by shootings in Lebanon, Acton

Left to right: Benjamin Ball, Jason Fernald, Evan Chapman. Photo: York County Sheriff's Office


Three men have pleaded guilty in connection with drug-related drive-by shootings in Lebanon and Acton.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Benjamin Ball, 31, of Sanford is accused of shooting into a home in Lebanon in January of 2024 over a drug debt.

He pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of discharging a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, conspiring to use and carry firearms during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

He’s accused of shooting into other homes in Lebanon and Acton.

Ball and his co-conspirators, Jason Fernald, 47, and Evan Chapman, 28, both from Sanford, have already pleaded guilty for their role in the shootings.

Fernald pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime, and conspiracy to use a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime.

Chapman pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact in a drug-related shooting.

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