He also received three years of supervised probation.

RELATED: Eden Prairie man charged with aiding a suicide

According to the criminal complaint, Eden Prairie police responded to a residence on the 18300 block of Cascade Drive early in the morning of Aug. 16 after Houck reportedly called to say he had woken in the middle of the night to find his wife had "euthanized herself."

He allegedly went on to say she had used nitrogen, wasn't breathing and was lying in bed with a plastic bag over her head.

Upon arrival, officers found the woman with a clear plastic bag over her head and a tube connected to a tank of nitrogen inserted. There was also a note in which the woman reportedly stated she could not endure any more pain.

The complaint states Houck told authorities he had woken up to go to the bathroom when he found his wife had ended her life. He added she had been in a lot of pain from what the complaint terms as an unknown cause, and that no medication was helping.

He did allegedly acknowledge previously assisting his wife in searching for suicide methods, as well as accompanying her to a store the day before to purchase the nitrogen and needed regulator. But he denied that he assisted in any other way.

Authorities obtained a search warrant and returned to the residence. Houck then reportedly admitted he had not been truthful and acknowledged helping his wife make a hood out of a plastic bag, as well as being present when she put the bag over her head. He also allegedly admitted to turning on the nitrogen gas himself.

He told officers he knew what he did was wrong and illegal, so he wore gloves during the incident, then drove to a nearby store to dispose of the gloves and other items, the complaint says.

It goes on to say surveillance video shows him and his wife buying the nitrogen tank, and Houck disposing of the evidence that night.

