LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Bradshaw man has been sentenced to 16 to 20 years in prison for his role in a failed murder-for-hire plot.

31-year-old Derrick Shirley was sentenced Thursday. He pleaded no contest to possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony in exchange for his testimony against Robert Honken, of Aurora, who was convicted of trying to hire Shirley to kill Honken’s wife.

Authorities say Shirley was paid by Honken, but never tried to kill his wife. According to court documents, Honken then tried to hire another person, but that person instead contacted authorities.

Honken was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in November. He’s scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 20 and faces up to 50 years in prison on each count.