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Man who fired on FBI agents in Pennsylvania gets 15 years

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PITTSBURGH -

A fugitive wanted in a slaying more than a decade ago in Indiana has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for firing shots at agents during an armed standoff near Pittsburgh last fall.

Frank Perez Jr. pleaded guilty in March after his attorney said the evidence against him was "incontrovertible." The defendant's attorney says he wants to dispose of the Pittsburgh charges and be extradited to defend himself against charges that he killed a man in Whiting, Ind. in 1999.

The 31-year-old fugitive fired at least 20 shots when agents surrounded his home to arrest him Oct. 4 in Verona.

The judge rejected a request for leniency from the defense, which blamed Perez's violent upbringing for his actions.

Perez still faces extradition for the slaying charges in Indiana.

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