LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man has died nearly nine months after an explosion ripped through the Lincoln home he shared with his wife, who also has died.

Lincoln police say 66-year-old Jim Jasa died in hospice care Wednesday. Officer Angela Sands said Friday that the death certificate says Jasa died of natural causes, but doctors have said he died of his blast injuries.

Jeanne Jasa died Aug. 29, more than two weeks after the Aug. 14 rocked their southeast Lincoln neighborhood.

Investigators say natural gas filled the home and was ignited from inside, but they have not been able to determine whether any crime was involved. Sands says investigators were unable to interview Jim Jasa before he died.

UNADILLA, Neb. (AP) — A man who was imprisoned for neglecting his livestock has been charged in a new case after animal carcasses were found on his southeast Nebraska property.

John Maahs, 67, faces 10 felony animal cruelty and neglect charges after dead pigs and goats were found on his Otoe County farm.

Maahs was convicted of the same charges in 2011 after deputies found about 1,000 dead hogs on the property. Maahs served more than a year in prison for that case and paid more than $50,000 in fines and cleanup costs, said Otoe County Attorney David Partsch.

“He really didn’t have an excuse,” Partsch said. “He said he just got lazy.”

Police made periodic visits to Maahs’ farm after he was released in 2013. But police determined that all animals appeared healthy during the check-ins, Holland said. Police were tipped off last month by a motorist who returned one of Maahs’ goats that fled its pen.

Chief Deputy Mike Holland called the more than 40 dead pigs and 15 dead goats found a “disgusting scene.” Police found live hogs feeding on dead hogs.

Animals were locked inside buildings without food or water despite deputies finding plenty of feed sacks on the farm, Holland said.

“Where the carcasses were as far as decomposition, it looks to me it’s probably something that’s been going on the last six months,” Holland said.

A judge ordered Thursday that the surviving animals be forfeited to the sheriff’s office. The livestock will likely be sold at an auction to help cover cleanup costs, Partsch said.

Maahs didn’t return a request for comment and doesn’t appear to have an attorney. He’s scheduled to appear in court May 21. He faces 20 years in prison and $100,000 in fines.

Maahs could also be prohibited from owning animals again.

“He obviously didn’t change his behaviors,” Partsch said. “So we’ll be seeking every remedy possible to ensure he doesn’t have the opportunity to do this again.”

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — The father of a man who died during an arrest by Bellevue police has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city just south of Omaha.

The lawsuit, which has been moved to federal court, seeks $19,000 in medical and funeral expenses. The family also seeks an unspecified amount for their pain and suffering following the 2016 death of 31-year-old Alex Zoucha (ZOO-ha).

Authorities say officers called to a home found Zoucha trying to break into the house and that he didn’t respond to their commands. Police say they used a stun gun with little effect until he became unresponsive.

Officers performed CPR, but Zoucha died at a hospital.

The four officers involved were cleared of any wrongdoing and have since returned to active duty.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A former Grand Island Police officer has been given probation in an assault case.

31-year-old Michael Lyon was sentenced Friday in Hall County Court to nine months’ probation. He will also be subject to random chemical testing.

Lyon pleaded no contest in March to attempted misdemeanor assault after prosecutors lowered the charge from misdemeanor assault.

Police have said Lyon was off-duty when he assaulted a 26-year-old woman the night of Oct. 30 in a Grand Island residence. Police say the assault was not “a domestic offense.”

Lyon is no longer with the Grand Island Police Department.

The cars collided around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at a crossing. The drivers and a passenger managed to get out before the train arrived and hit the car on the tracks.

Authorities say the person hurt in the initial collision was taken to a hospital.