Teen said he killed kitten because 'it was bothering me' - Update

A man accused of killing a family cat by stuffing it into a washing machine was arrested on Wednesday night, saying he did it because the pet "was bothering" him, police said.

Roseville Deputy Police Chief James Berlin said detectives tracked Ty-Shawn Eric Bost to a Highland Park apartment complex, where he was taken into custody without incident about 6 p.m. Bost was transported to the Roseville Police Department, where he confessed, saying he killed the cat because "it was bothering me," police said.

Police said after he stole video games, cash and a laptop computer from Kimberly Ross' home on Beaconsfield on Monday, Bost placed the kitten, Ruby, into a front-loading washing machine and turned it on, killing her.



Ross and her daughter, Lacey, 13, returned home just before 11 p.m. that night and heard a "clunking sound" coming from the washing machine. Ruby was found lifeless, spinning around inside.

Ross' daughter Dayna was glad to hear police had a suspect Wednesday. "It wouldn't matter to us if this person was 10 or 90; someone came into our house, violated our space and killed one of the members of our family," said Dayna Ross, 20. "It's just heartless."

The 19-year-old is being held in the department jail pending an arraignment on felony charges of second-degree home invasion and killing and torturing an animal. The offenses could land him in prison for up to 15 years.