WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A Haywood County jury last week found a former jailer-turned-security guard guilty of strangling, raping and assaulting his then-wife.

Bryan Tadlock, 44, will serve a minimum of 29 years in prison up to 43 years and eight months.

“This was a horrible and brutal case of domestic violence, and the victim showed true bravery in her willingness to pursue criminal charges and testify,” District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said in a news release.