(Lincoln, Neb.)- Investigators with the Nebraska Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force have arrested a fifth man in connection with a child prostitution case out of Buffalo County.

Brian McCarthy, 33, Lincoln, was taken into custody without incident Friday, June 1, by Nebraska State Patrol investigators, after his phone was found to contain multiple images of a 14- year old girl.  The arrest is in connection with the child prostitution case out of Buffalo County involving an Upland woman.

McCarthy was lodged in the Lancaster County Jail on a charge of possession of child pornography.

The investigation into this case continues.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Police say a Nebraska mom who disappeared last month with her son strangled the 10-year-old boy before strangling herself in the woods of an Iowa state park.

Council Bluffs police said Monday that 41-year-old Charlotte Schilling, of Plattsmouth, Neb. and her son, Owen, both died with plastic zip ties around their necks.

The Schillings were missing from May 10 until their bodies were found May 20 in Lake Manawa State Park, south of Council Bluffs in western Iowa, about 20 miles north of Plattsmouth.

Council Bluffs police say Charlotte Schilling tried to commit suicide with a plastic zip tie in November, but a family member intervened.

Friends told investigators that Schilling’s recent behavior was consistent with someone contemplating suicide.

If you know someone showing signs of suicide please call the Suicide Hotline at 1-800-Suicide

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Six people face federal charges for allegedly smuggling cigarettes from Vietnam and unlawfully selling them in Nebraska.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Omaha says the group had more than 10,000 cigarettes shipped from Vietnam to Lincoln addresses in December and March. The prosecutor says the group sold the cigarettes, disguised as presents, and didn’t collect state or federal cigarette taxes.

An 18-count indictment against the suspects was announced Friday. The charges relate to the importation, possession, distribution and sale of untaxed cigarettes. Maximum sentences for each count range from five to 20 years.

U.S. Attorney Deb Gilg says the investigation into the smuggling ring is still under way.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An exhibition of contemporary Native American art has opened at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Great Plains Art Museum.

The exhibit includes works from 26 artists chosen from submissions by nearly 130 artists. The artwork expresses some element indigenous culture in the Great Plains.

People who attend the exhibition may participate in the “Viewer’s Choice” awards. An awards ceremony is scheduled for July 6.

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a fatal construction accident at Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha.

A base spokesman told KETV-TV in Omaha that a 47-year-old man died in Thursday’s accident. He was working along the parade grounds on General’s Row at the time.

The man was a subcontractor for a project on the base. His name and details of the accident have not been released.