By Ryan Shek on February 15, 2016 at 3:46 PM, updated February 15, 2016 at 4:50 PM

JACKSON, MI – After three hours of deliberation, a Jackson County jury found an 18-year-old man guilty of pulling a handgun on three Michigan residents who flew a Confederate flag in Jackson last summer.

On Friday, Feb. 12, Kantpreet Singh, 18, was found guilty of two counts of felonious assault, as well as one count each of carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, felon in possession of a firearm and felony firearms.

The charges stem from July 24, 2015, when Singh pulled up alongside a truck adorned with both an American and a Confederate flag and threatened its three occupants, Jackson County Assistant Prosecutor Steven Idema said.

According to Idema, the 17-year-old driver and Alabama native had stopped at the Wisner and Argyle streets intersection when Singh pulled up along the vehicle's passenger's side.

"(The driver) was born and had lived in Alabama before moving to Michigan -- he was showing his southern pride and his southern heritage," Idema said. "Kantpreet took offense to that."

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

According to Idema, 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 Stonegate Farms.

Singh, who previously pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon charge from October 2014, was found to be in possession of a handgun that matched the victim's description and was arraigned on firearm and assault charges July 27, according to court records.
After hearing testimony from eight witnesses, a jury found Singh guilty on all counts Feb. 12.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jerry Jarzynka credited Idema and Jackson Police Department Officer Aaron Grove for presenting the case, while Idema commended the jury for its focus and for delivering "a just verdict."

In January, Singh exercised his Fifth Amendment right and refused to testify during a murder trial, in which a jury found Riley Spitler, 17, guilty of second-degree murder in connection to his brother, Patrick Spitler's, shooting death Dec. 6, 2014.

According to past testimony, Spitler and Singh, who were neighbors at Stonegate Farms, had communicated through a series of Facebook messages the day of the shooting, while police found Spitler to be in possession of four handguns, including a .38 Cobra, a revolver, a .45 caliber handgun as well as a .380 caliber handgun.

Jarzynka said the two were associated through firearms, while Blackman-Leoni Township Public Safety Department Detective Christopher Boulter alleged the two were involved in the transferring and concealing of firearms in open court.

Singh has not been charged in connection to the Spitler case, though will appear before Jackson County Circuit Court Judge John McBain for sentencing Feb. 24, according to court records.

Carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a weapon with unlawful intent and felon in possession of a firearm are all punishable by up to five years in prison.

In addition, felonious assault is punishable by up to four years in prison, while felony firearm is punishable by up to two years.

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