( CNN ) -- A teenager is being held on 19 counts of animal cruelty linked to a month-long killing spree of pet cats in the Miami area , police said . Tyler Hayes Weinman , 18 , was charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty in Miami , Florida , on Monday . Tyler Hayes Weinman , 18 , also is charged with 19 counts of improper disposal of dead animals and four counts of burglary , police said . Weinman lives in Cutler Bay and has lived with his parents in Palmetto Bay , the two towns where police said 19 cats were mutilated and killed . Pet owners and police began discovering disfigured cats May 13 . One pet owner , Donna Gleason , said her family cat , Tommy , was `` partially skinned '' and left dead in her yard . Police said 34 cats have been found dead in the towns , but only 19 mutilated cats could be linked to a serial killer . Police confirmed that some of the cats were killed by dogs , said Maj. Julie Miller of Cutler Bay police . Weinman , who works odd jobs but spends most of his time at home and unemployed , had been a person of interest for several weeks , Miller said . He was arrested Saturday . Watch the teen suspect 's first court appearance » . The police are looking into whether any people Weinman associates with might have been accomplices in the killings . Weinman 's sealed juvenile record includes two prior offenses , Miller said . He could face a maximum of 158 years in state prison if convicted on all counts , said Terry Shavez , spokeswoman for the state attorney 's office . The mayor of Cutler Bay referred to the string of feline attacks as a `` plague in South Miami-Dade . '' `` The cruelty of these crimes were horrific for the animal victims , but there were many human victims as well , '' Mayor Paul Vrooman said . `` Let 's not forget the children and the families who found their pets mutilated . These awful scenes inflicted a human toll . ''
Weinman charged with 34 counts of animal cruelty . Teen lived in areas where pet cats were found dead , mutilated . Pet owners began making gruesome discoveries several weeks . Police say Tyler Hayes Weinman had been person of interest for May 13 .