Two men have pleaded guilty in federal court to carrying out a drive-by shooting in Saco last year that resulted in a school bus crash and an area-wide lockdown.

Yancarlos Abrante and Joshua Estrada were arrested and later indicted on three felony counts: conspiracy to distribute cocaine, perpetrating a drive-by shooting and using a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

Joshua Johnson-Rivera was indicted on the same charges in connection with the incident. He declined to accept a plea agreement from prosecutors on Thursday, according to court records. His attorney asked that he be added to the next available trial list, which is in January.

All three men are from New Bedford, Massachusetts, according to court records, and are in their early 20s.

Prosecutors said the trio had been selling cocaine in the Saco-Biddeford area for at least a year before getting into a dispute with rival drug dealers over who could work in that territory.

On Feb. 9, 2024, just before noon, prosecutors said Abrante, Estrada and Johnson-Rivera rented a car and followed their rivals in downtown Saco, until they were close enough to fire several rounds into their car.

Both groups fled the scene. The defendants ran a red light and crashed into another car and a school bus, according to a police affidavit. Videos captured by nearby businesses and bystanders — including kids on the bus — show all three running away, according to the affidavit.

The rivals also fled the scene, later abandoning their car in a driveway on Ossipee Trail in Standish, the affidavit states.

Sentencing dates were not yet scheduled for Abrante and Estrada by Friday. The drive-by shooting charge carries up to 25 years in prison. They must serve at least 10 years for both the drug and gun charges.

After Estrada pleaded guilty, Chief U.S. District Judge Lance Walker agreed to issue an order recommending Estrada participate in the Strafford Therapeutic Community program, according to court records.