ROSEVILLE, Mich. -- A 19-year-old man who is accused of breaking into a home and killing the family's new cat faced a judge for his arraignment Thursday.

Police had been looking for Tyshawn Eric Bost after obtaining a warrant for him. Police said Bost was arrested at about 6 p.m. Wednesday at a Highland Park apartment complex, and that he confessed to his involvement in the crime he is accused of.

His bond was set at $500,000 and he is being kept at the Macomb County Jail. His preliminary exam is scheduled for Sept. 30.

Police said Bost is suspected of forcing his way, possibly with other people, into the Ross family home in the 32000 block of Beaconsfield Road between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Monday.

Police said that before leaving the home with the stolen property, Bost or someone with him took the family's kitty, Ruby, and placed it inside the washing machine and turned it on.

Kimberly Ross said when she walked into her home Monday evening; she heard a strange noise coming from the washer.

"We looked in there, and we could see it was her," said Ross.

Ross said Ruby was a present to herself for her 50th birthday.

"All she ever did was sit in the window and wait for us to come when we weren't home," said Ross.

During the break-in, police said, home invaders ransacked, stole money and a Nintendo system and even took the time to empty out the washing machine full of clothes and put 6-pound Ruby in there, police said.

"This is animal cruelty to the utmost and hopefully we can catch these people and prosecute them," said Berlin. "The torture this animal must have through when it was cycling through – you just can't comprehend it. It's just disgusting."

The Michigan Humane Society is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to Ruby's killer.

Bost has been charged with one count of second-degree home invasion, one count of killing or torturing an animal. Both are felonies.

Police said when asked why he killed the cat, Bost said, "because it was bothering me."

Local 4 has learned Bost has a history of prior home invasions and a juvenile record.

Anyone with information on the crime should also call Roseville police at 586-775-2100.