(AP) — Relatives of a slain Lincoln man find solace when they think of the people helped by his organ donations.

Twenty-year-old Shane Walton died July 2 after being beaten three days earlier.

His grandmother Norma Burgess said she was proud of the good that came from his decision to be an organ donor.

But Burgess says she feels “such a pain in my heart” at his loss.

No arrests have been reported.

Burgess says it scares her that “people with that much rage are walking the streets.”

(AP) — A Lincoln man serving up to 35 years in prison for using a belt to beat his girlfriend and dubbed a “serial abuser” by his trial judge is suing arresting officers, the prosecutor and prison system.

Robert Clayborne pleaded no contest last year to assault and a weapons count. Authorities say he beat his girlfriend with a belt for two hours and threatened her with a knife.

Earlier this week, Clayborne sued in federal court, saying police violated his rights by forcing their way into his home without a warrant and arresting him without reading him his Miranda rights. He also accuses the Lancaster County Attorney’s Office of misconduct and claims the prison has not provided him with medication or mental health services to deal with a bipolar disorder.

(AP) — Authorities have released the name of a woman whose body was found in an open grave at an Omaha cemetery.

Omaha police identified her as 19-year-old Melissa Rodriguez, of Omaha. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. No arrests have been reported.

Officers were called to Graceland Park Cemetery around 10 a.m. on Thursday to investigate the discovery of the body. The cemetery was closed for the rest of the day, and a scheduled burial at the grave was postponed.

The graveside service was scheduled for 28-year-old Kevin McIntyre, who was shot and killed on Aug. 4. Authorities say they do not believe the McIntyre slaying is connected to the slaying of Rodriguez.

(AP) — A 37-year-old Beatrice man faces sentencing in October after being convicted of several felonies.

Authorities say Gary Kuhn made a plea deal with Gage County prosecutors, who dropped or reduced several charges in two cases. Court records say Kuhn pleaded no contest to four charges and guilty to another on Wednesday. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 9.

Records say Kuhn was arrested on Feb. 13 after biting and choking a woman. Children ages 3 and 4 were present but covered their eyes.

The records say Kuhn bonded out of jail and was arrested April 8 after a car crash that ended a police chase. Police say the car had been stolen and that officers suspected Kuhn had been driving while under the influence of drugs.

(AP) — Authorities say a 42-year-old Scotia (SOH’-shuh) woman died after her car rammed into a semitrailer in east-central Nebraska.

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says the accident occurred about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, about six miles west of St. Edward. The office says Jennifer Markvicka was driving east on Nebraska Highway 56 and didn’t halt at the stop sign controlling the intersection with Nebraska Highway 14. Her car hit the side of the southbound big rig.

She and the truck driver Billy Russell, of Omaha, were taken to Boone County Health Center. Authorities say Markvicka died of her injuries. Russell’s injuries weren’t believed to be life-threatening.