MIDLAND, MI – A man has been sentenced to decades in prison for shooting his girlfriend at a Midland Olive Garden last year.

Midland County Circuit Court Judge Michael Jay Beale sentenced 42-year-old Robert R. Monit on Wednesday, Aug. 20, to a minimum of 20 years in prison, according to court records.

In March, a Midland County jury found Monit guilty on all 11 charges brought against him, which include assault with intent to murder, carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, aggravated domestic violence, two counts of felony firearm, and six counts of assaulting, resisting, or obstructing police.

Prior to his conviction, Monit, of Westland, rejected a plea offer that would have helped him secure a lesser sentence.

Monit shot his girlfriend, Melissa Guerra of Saginaw, in the n

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