A 28-year-old Philadelphia man will serve up to a decade in state prison in relation to a shooting at a busy Butler intersection in 2013.

Hassan “Money” Lamar Brack on Wednesday pleaded no contest to a felony count of being a former convict not to possess a firearm and two counts of reckless endangerment.

Butler County Judge Timothy McCune, who was about to start a jury trial for Brack when the defendant opted to enter the plea arrangement, sentenced the defendant to serve 5 to 10 years in prison.

As part of the plea arrangement with prosecutors, a charge of attempted homicide and a second case related to the same victim were withdrawn.

In court records, city police allege Brack was arguing with 27-year-old Brannon Irvin at a city bar Aug. 19. Later that day, at about 7:30 p.m., Brack allegedly got out of a sport utility vehicle at East Cunningham and South McKean streets, came up to another vehicle that Irvin was riding in and shot Irvin in the chest.

Irvin was treated at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh for life-threatening injuries, including a collapsed right lung. He underwent three surgeries and was released two weeks later.

While waiting resolution of the case, Brack on March 17 allegedly called Irvin from the jail and allegedly offered him money not to testify at his trial. But when the victim balked, according to documents, Brack repeatedly called him a “rat” and told him to “just watch your body out there” and “my folks is on go time.”

Folks, police believe, is a reference to Brack’s gang and “go time” means the defendant’s gang will target Irvin if he testifies.

By entering a no contest plea, Brack does not acknowledge guilt. It simply implies he does not wish to fight the allegations during a trial. However, a no contest plea is given the same weight as a guilty plea for the purposes of sentencing.

Brack’s defense attorney, Patrick Nightingale of Pittsburgh, said the case took significant time to resolve because there were numerous pretrial motions.

“This resolution is fair considering all of the outstanding factual and legal issues,” Nightingale said.

The defendant, who made no statements in court, received 23 months credit for time he already served in prison. Because he is eligible for a prison recidivism program, he could be eligible for parole as soon as 27 months from sentencing.