A black man has been jailed after killing his ex-girlfriend's pet Chihuahua by shoving it in a washing machine

Gary Jackson forced the animal into the machine and put it on a spin cycle. Mountain Home Police called to the apartment by his ex-girlfriend found the dead dog inside. Jackson, 30, was jailed on aggravated cruelty charges and criminal mischief. Jackson faces up to five years in jail after being charged with two felonies: first-degree criminal mischief and aggravated cruelty to animals. Arkansas's animal cruelty law upgraded aggravated cruelty to dogs, cats and horses to a felony in 2009 on the first offense. His bail has been set at $25,000.