JACKSON, MI -- Jackson County Assistant Prosecutor Steven Idema used one word to describe Kantpreet Singh at his sentencing hearing Wednesday.

Thug.

"Who is Kantpreet Singh?" Idema asked, expounding on multiple firearms charges, drug allegations and Singh's association with convicted murderer Riley Spitler -- who two years ago -- shot his brother at his family's home in Stonegate Farms.

"He's a thug, through and through," Idema said.

On Wednesday, March 16, Jackson County Circuit Court Judge John McBain sentenced Singh to 24 to 72 months in prison for two counts of felonious assault.

In addition, McBain handed down a pair of 28 to 90 month sentences for one count of carrying a concealed weapon as well as one count of carrying a weapon with unlawful intent.

McBain also sentenced Singh to two years in prison each for two counts of felony firearms.

Singh's charges stem from July 24, 2015, when he pulled up alongside a truck adorned with both an American and Confederate flag and threatened its three occupants, Idema has said.

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According to Idema, the truck's 17-year-old driver stopped at the Wisner and Argyle streets intersection in Jackson when Singh pulled up along the truck's passenger's side.

Addressing the 17-year-old Alabama native, a 13-year-old boy and an unidentified female passenger, Singh reportedly leaned out the window and said, "You want to get shot? Cause I will kill you," while brandishing a Smith & Wesson 9 mm handgun, Idema has said.

The 17-year-old reported the incident to police, and within 20 minutes, officers with the Jackson Police Department and Blackman-Leoni Public Safety Department stopped and searched Singh's Dodge Charger -- which was registered to a relative -- near his home at Stonegate Farms.

According to prosecutors, Singh had been on probation at the time of the incident, while McBain previously sentenced Singh to six months in jail for carrying a concealed weapon in October, 2014.

On Wednesday, McBain expressed his anger at Singh's recidivism.

"You got caught with the gun the first time, what happened. What did I do?" McBain asked. "How did you reward me?"

Answering the judge, Singh looked up from the podium and mumbled. He'd been hanging around the wrong people, he said, though McBain cut him off to berate the teen about his involvement with Riley Spitler.

Spitler, who was found guilty of second-degree murder for shooting his brother, Patrick, said he'd been negatively influenced by Singh during his own sentencing hearing in early March.

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According to Spiter, the two were lifetime friends who grew up together at Stonegate Farms, and during trial, investigators alleged Riley Spitler had been holding onto multiple firearms for Singh.

"We learned some additional stuff about you during that murder trial," McBain said, scolding Singh. "We learned you had a .40 caliber over there, we learned you had a .38 over there, we learned you had a .32 over there."

"And we learned you had a whole bunch of gallon sized (zip lock bags) of marijuana," McBain added.

In addition to the guns and marijuana, Riley Spitler said he convinced his mother to purchase him the .38 caliber handgun, which was ultimately used to kill his brother, because he felt afraid of Singh's associates.

"You feel a little bit of that blood on your hands?" McBain asked.

Singh retorted, "But I didn't do nothing."

Asking for the stiffest sentence allowed by the guidelines, Jackson County Assistant Prosecutor Steven Idema argued Singh -- although hailing from a good family -- is a "thug" incapable of rehabilitation.

"It is shocking Kantpreet Singh came from the same family," Idema said, hearkening to the Spitler trial, the multiple firearms charges and the shooting of a home investigators connected Singh with in East Lansing.

"(But) unfortunately your honor, he may be 18, but he's a thug," Idema went onto say. "He's a thug, he will always be a thug (and) I don't think community supervision, or rehabilitation, is the way to go with this defendant.

McBain disagreed Singh is beyond rehabilitation, but warned Singh he could have killed, or have been killed, while possessing guns on the street.

"You got to be all bad, you got to carry a gun," McBain scolded. "Sooner or later something's going to happen to you ... You don't get to be a big tough guy in prison, because you don't get a gun."

After imposing the harshest sentence allowed by the guidelines, McBain reminded Singh of his involvement with Patrick Spitler's death, and urged him to reflect upon his life in prison.

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"I hope you use that time. I hope you reflect upon your life," McBain said. "Because unlike (Riley) Spitler, who's going to be doing a long, long time, you'll be out 15 years before he (does)."

"And I want you to spend a little time thinking about Patrick Spiter," the judge added. "(He's) a true victim of gun and drug violence."

Singh was credited for 236 days served.

Ryan Shek is a reporter for the Jackson Citizen Patriot and MLive.com. Contact him at rshek@mlive.com.