The Hudson Falls man who raped a woman last spring and then tried to have her killed was sentenced in Saratoga County Court Wednesday.

Kyle Shultz will spend at least 33 years in state prison.

In March, he admitted to raping a woman in Moreau. Then just last month, he concocted a scheme to kill her before she could testify against him.

The Saratoga District Attorney's Office says his behavior is part of a pattern of violence.

Shultz also pleaded guilty to assaulting a corrections officer.