(AP) — A New Mexico man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for using homemade instruments to tattoo the letter “I” on the arm of his 3-year-old nephew.

Federal prosecutors say 29-year-old Cruz Tenorio of Kewa Pueblo was sentenced Tuesday. He must serve six months in a half-way house when he’s released from prison.

Tenorio must also pay restitution. Prosecutors say that will ensure the child has access to any needed medical or psychological services, including the removal of the tattoo.

Tenorio pleaded guilty in March to child abuse. The charge stemmed from 2011, when authorities say he tattooed his nephew’s arm using rudimentary and unsterilized tools.

Prosecutors say Tenorio had no formal training and he took no precautions to prevent possible infection.

(AP) — A Phoenix woman is in custody on allegations that she injected her 5-year-old daughter with methamphetamine and amphetamine.

Police say 30-year-old Jacqueline Trousdale is being held on suspicion of child abuse and endangering the life and health of a minor.

A family member called authorities in October, saying Trousdale was doing drugs in front of her two daughters, ages 5 and 6.

Authorities say the girls told police their mother had injected them with drugs, and state Child Protective Services took custody of the children.

Police say a urine sample from the 5-year-old girl last week came back positive for drugs in her system.

Trousdale was found in the Phoenix suburb of Tolleson and arrested.

She was arraigned on the charges Wednesday in a Tolleson court and does not yet have an attorney for the case.

(AP) — Authorities have charged a Fort Hood sergeant with paying for sex with a soldier in a prostitution scheme allegedly arranged by a coordinator of the Texas Army post’s sexual assault prevention program.

Master Sgt. Brad Grimes was charged in military court Wednesday with patronizing a prostitute, conspiring with another soldier to patronize a prostitute, committing adultery and solicitation to commit adultery.

The woman soldier hasn’t been charged.

Fort Hood spokesman Chris Haug says the charges stem from an investigation of a lower-level coordinator of Fort Hood’s sexual assault and harassment prevention program.

In May, the Army said that coordinator is accused of sexual assault and possibly arranging for at least one woman to have sex for money. That soldier is a sergeant first class who hasn’t been charged

(AP) — Authorities are investigating the theft of gasoline from vans with full tanks ready for services at an Omaha church.

Officials at Glad Tidings Church say the four vans were in the parking lot the night before Sunday services. They were discovered the next morning with doors open and gas caps missing. They estimate that 40 gallons of gas was siphoned from the vans.

The church is considering adding more lighting in the parking lot to combat its vandalism problem.

The Nebraska State Patrol, with the assistance from the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bellevue Police Department, conducted surprise commercial vehicle inspections today, Wednesday, June 12, in Sarpy County.  The surprise inspections target commercial vehicles that might not travel outside the city or pass through weigh stations as part of their regular routes.

During the special enforcement effort, the Metropolitan Aggressive and Prevention Selective (MAPS) Teams conducted 82 inspections, discovered 372 violations, and took 37 vehicles out of service (not allowed to continue on the road).  Vehicles are placed out of service for a variety of reasons relating to bad brakes or tires, or other problems that pose immediate safety risks. No drivers were taken out of service.  Officers issued a total of $ 8,900 in fines.

“The MAPS Team ensures truck operators who rarely leave the city limits are maintaining their vehicles and abiding by safety regulations,” said Colonel David Sankey, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “While most truck owners and operators share our concern for safety, we know some think they can ignore safety standards as long as they avoid the weigh stations. The MAPS Team extends our reach into cities and towns across the state.”

This was the first MAPS Team event of 2013. More surprise inspections are planned throughout the spring and summer in cities and towns across Nebraska.

The MAPS Team is funded largely by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Troopers check for compliance with federal safety regulations and enforce laws pertaining to weight, size, registration, dyed fuels, and permits associated with commercial vehicles. The MAPS Team was implemented in 1998 and consists of 36 troopers from the Nebraska State Patrol Carrier Enforcement Division. On average, 20-24 troopers work each MAPS event.

(AP) — A jury has convicted a former Houston police officer in the videotaped beating of a black teenage burglary suspect.

Drew Ryser was convicted Wednesday of official oppression, a misdemeanor. He will serve two years’ probation and pay a $1,000 fine.

The 32-year-old is the last of the four fired police officers to resolve their cases for their roles in the March 2010 beating of then-15-year-old Chad Holley.

A security camera captured the arrest on video. Community activists criticized the department over the incident, calling the beating an example of police brutality against minorities.

In the video, Holley can be seen on the ground as officers appear to kick and hit his head, abdomen and legs.

Ryser’s attorneys say he followed textbook arrest procedures for a suspect believed to be armed.

(AP) — A police officer and another driver have been injured in a three-vehicle collision west of downtown Omaha.

Police say the accident occurred about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. Lt. Darci Tierney says Officer Michael Martin was responding to a call about an abduction when the accident occurred. The abduction report proved to be false.

Police say two vehicles collided at the intersection, and one of them was pushed into another lane and into Martin’s police cruiser.

Martin and one of the drivers were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The third driver wasn’t hurt.

(AP) — Meteorologists are warning that a gigantic line of powerful thunderstorms is likely to threaten one in five Americans.

The storm system packing tree-toppling winds is forecast to rumble Wednesday from Iowa to Maryland.

The continuous line of storms might even spawn an unusual weather event called a derecho (duh-RAY’-choh). That’s a massive storm of strong straight-line winds spanning at least 240 miles. A historic derecho last year killed 13 people and knocked out power to 4 million residents.

Bill Bunting, operations chief at the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, says Wednesday’s storms are likely to produce tornadoes, dangerous lightning and large hail. Power outages are likely, to be followed by oppressive heat. Cities at risk include Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Baltimore, Washington, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Ohio, and Louisville, Ky.

(AP) — A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine is set to hear evidence against them on Wednesday in the death of a second child.

Herbert and Catherine Schaible (SHY’-bul) are in custody after their 8-month-old son, Brandon, died of pneumonia in April.

The Schaibles were still on probation in what prosecutors call the “eerily similar” pneumonia death of their 2-year-old son, Kent, in 2009.

Their seven surviving children are now in foster care.

Herbert Schaible teaches at a school affiliated with their Pentecostal church. He has told police he believes in “divine healing,” and says Jesus died “to break the devil’s power.”

A jury had convicted the couple of involuntary manslaughter in Kent’s death. Defense lawyers say the Schaibles are good parents who don’t intend their children any harm.

(AP) — Authorities say at least two people have been fatally injured and three others hurt in a collision between an ambulance and a pickup in eastern Nebraska.

The accident occurred around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. Highway 34 near Elmwood.

Cass County Sheriff William Brueggemann (BROO’-geh-muhn) says deputies had been trying to find the pickup because of a report about an erratic driver. He says the pickup crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the ambulance. The Weeping Water ambulance was taking a patient to a Lincoln hospital.

Officials say the pickup driver died at the scene and that the ambulance driver died at a Lincoln hospital. Three others in the ambulance, including the patient, were taken to hospitals.

The names of those involved haven’t been released.