Casey Anthony‘s been spending time in New Hampshire with an area man who has led an fascinating life … and solely TMZ discovered who he’s.

The bearded thriller man Casey was noticed cozying as much as Wednesday evening at a sports activities bar in Manchester, NH, is a person named Ben Beauchemin.

Ben owns a gun store in Hookset, NH … Depraved Weaponry … and he is a warfare veteran and former Military ranger who enjoys skydiving. He additionally was a police officer.

As we first informed you … Casey and Ben went out this week for beers and food and then we saw Casey shopping at a nearby T.J. Maxx the following day.

One source in Manchester tells us Casey and Ben are telling people they’re in a “situationship.”

Meanwhile, a family source tells us … Ben stopped responding to family and shut down his Facebook page after we obtained photos of his date night with Casey.

We’re told Ben comes from a big family, and while everyone is close, no one in the family knew Ben was hanging with Casey until we published the photos … with relatives still in the dark about how or when Ben met Casey.

Ben’s been in the news before … in January 2024, he was featured in The New York Times’ election coverage. In an on-camera interview, he said he was undecided about who to vote for in primary elections, revealing he supported the Second Amendment and women’s reproductive rights.

Within the common election, Donald Trump received in Hooksett — the place Ben has his gun store — by 4.8 factors … although Kamala Harris received in Manchester by 7.7 factors. Harris received the state and New Hampshire’s 4 electoral votes.