Donovan Mackey pleads guilty after torturing and killing his girlfriend's cat

PENNSYLVANIA -- A man pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge in a disturbing case of animal cruelty in Wilkes-Barre.

In April, police say Donovan Mackey, 21, put his girlfriend's cat in the washing machine, killed it by slamming it against a wall, then put the remains in a garbage bag and threw it in the back yard.

According to officers, Mackey did it because his girlfriend wasn't home when he stopped by.

Mackey is scheduled to be sentenced in November.

(WNEP - Sept 11, 2015)

Earlier:

• Donovan Mackey Arrested for Killing Cat after Putting it in Washing Machine  
• Accused cat killer, Donovan Mackey's animal cruelty charge heads to Luzerne County Court