(AP) — A 24-year-old Papillion man has been sentenced to a year in prison for causing a crash last August that killed an off-duty Ashland police officer.

Shawn Stryker was sentenced Tuesday for motor vehicular homicide in the death of Officer Dan Ottis.

Investigators say Stryker was driving a pickup that slammed into the back of another pickup stopped on Highway 6 to turn left. The crash pushed the stopped pickup into the path of Ottis’ motorcycle.

Stryker’s sentence is unusual, because it would normally be served in county jail. But the judge ordered Stryker to be taken to state prison.

Because of that, Stryker is eligible for parole immediately. But his attorney said it could be 60 days before a parole hearing can be scheduled.

(AP) — Legionella bacteria have been found in the water supply at the Grand Island Veterans Home.

The Grand Island Independent reports (https://bit.ly/18P5sgj) that the water at the facility was tested because the same bacteria was found in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says there are no known cases of illness due to the Legionella bacteria.

Water filters are being installed to all showers and whirlpool bathing systems, which are the most likely ways home residents may come in contact with the bacteria.

The bacteria can cause Legionnaires’ disease, which is spread through infected mist or water droplets. It is not contagious and usually affects people with weakened immune systems.

(AP) — A central Nebraska man has been sentenced to five years in prison for distributing methamphetamine.

U.S. Attorney Deborah Gilg says 36-year-old Luis Jordan was given the sentence Monday. It will be followed by four years of supervised release.

Jordan was convicted of distributing methamphetamine. Prosecutors say he sold 20 grams of methamphetamine in November 2011 to a cooperating witness working with law enforcement in Grand Island. He set up a deal to sell five ounces of methamphetamine to a cooperating witness in Duncan in October 2012.

Officials say Jordan placed at least one bag of the drug in a stuffed animal located in his car.

(AP) — A 23-year-old Polk man has died of injuries suffered in a single-vehicle crash about six miles southwest of Stromsburg.

Derek Rodine’s vehicle left the roadway just before 2 a.m. Sunday, went into a ditch, rolled and came to rest in a field.

Polk County Sheriff Dwaine Ladwig says a passer-by called for help.

The sheriff’s office says Rodine and three passengers were taken to a York hospital, where Rodine died. The other three passengers were treated and released.

Ladwig says the crash remains under investigation.

(AP) — U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning could spend the rest of his life in prison after a military judge found him guilty of espionage, theft and other charges for sending reams of classified material to WikiLeaks.

Army Col. Denise Lind acquitted Manning on Tuesday of the most serious charge he faced, aiding the enemy, which carried a possible penalty of up to life in prison. However, he still could face up to 136 years in prison after being convicted of the other charges.

Manning was convicted of 19 charges in all.

Lind deliberated for about 16 hours over three days before reaching her decision in a case that drew worldwide attention. Supporters hailed Manning as a whistleblower, while prosecutors called him an anarchist and a traitor.

(AP) — A Wymore woman has died in a single vehicle crash.

31-year-old Carrie Day was driving south on a rural Gage County road Monday morning when her car left the road and entered Mud Creek, striking a creek bank and coming to a rest on its wheels. The crash happened two miles southeast of Holmesville.

Day was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Day was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

(AP) — Officials in southeast Nebraska say a Lincoln man has died following a crash west of Lincoln.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says 70-year-old Frank Szmajda was driving a car north on a rural road Monday afternoon when he ran a stop sign and hit a minivan carrying a family of four.

Officials say Szmajda was taken to a Lincoln hospital, where he died.

The four people in the van were taken to a Lincoln hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

(AP) — Police have arrested a woman in the splattering of green paint inside two chapels at the Washington National Cathedral and are trying to determine if she has any connection to two similar incidents on the National Mall.

Police say 58-year-old Jiamei Tian was arrested Monday inside the cathedral shortly after the paint was found and charged with defacing property. Assistant D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said investigators were hoping to question her about the vandalism on the Mall, including at the Lincoln Memorial, but a language barrier was complicating those efforts.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Tian had an attorney. Police believed she was homeless.

Green paint was found Friday on the Lincoln Memorial, and symbols have also been found painted in green on another statue on the Mall.

(AP) — Authorities have arrested a 32-year-old man living in southeast Nebraska on suspicion of raping a 13-year-old girl he met while singing in a local church choir.

Raymundo M. Cruz — also known as Luis Lopez-Muniz and Raymundo Perez — remains in the Lancaster County Jail on $300,000 bond.

The girl told police she met Cruz about a year ago and the two became friends. She says on July 17, he asked to meet her to discuss a mutual friend. The girl says Cruz drove her to a lake near Crete, where he raped her in the backseat of his SUV.

If convicted of first-degree sexual assault of a child, Cruz faces up to life in prison.

(AP) — A woman accused of pulling a gun on a paramedic in the back of an ambulance will make another appearance in court.

24-year-old Justine Dubois is set to appear in Douglas County Court on Tuesday for her preliminary hearing.

Dubois was arrested July 1, accused of driving a stolen car, but then appeared to have a seizure in the police car.

Police say that while paramedics were taking Dubois to a hospital, she pulled a gun and started making threats. Both Dubois and an Omaha firefighter were wounded by gunfire in a struggle.

Dubois is charged with assault, making terroristic threats, using a gun to commit a crime and stealing a car.