SAGINAW, MI — Already convicted and sentenced on the federal level for having a machine gun, a Saginaw man is newly convicted of using that gun to shoot a pair of local teens.

Christopher P. Ramirez, 26, on Oct. 27 appeared before Saginaw County Circuit Judge Andre R. Borrello and pleaded no contest to assault with intent to rob, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, and two counts of felony firearm.

In exchange, the prosecution agreed to dismiss two counts of assault with intent to murder, four more felony firearms counts, and one count of converting a firearm into an automatic.

A sentencing agreement states Ramirez is to serve at least 10 years in prison, concurrent with his federal sentence. Ramirez in April pleaded guilty in the federal realm to possessing a machine gun. In A

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