Tisha Vega is less than a month away from being sentenced for the death of a former foster child.  Now her, and her husband are facing attempted murder charges after attacking a neighbor.

The 34-year-old Vega was the foster mother of 20 month-old Nathaniel Saunsoci of South Sioux City.  Investigators say he died in 2006 from blunt force trauma to the head while in her care.  Vega was originally charged with manslaughter, but ended up pleading no contest to a reduced charge of two counts of child abuse.  She is set to be sentenced in late august.

According to court documents, Tisha and her husband, Carlos, were arrested Sunday after assaulting a neighbor at their home in Schuyler, Nebraska.

The two apparently went into the unlocked home and beat and strangled the man, cracking his skull and causing an epidural hematoma.  Both Tisha and Carlos are being charged with attempted murder, aiding and abetting assault, and strangulation.

Carlos later mentioned to police that Tisha had told him someone had tried to rape her earlier in the morning.

When question about the assault, Tisha simply said she had no idea what they were talking about.

Earlier this month Tisha was arrested for a d-u-i.