A woman who was facing a year in federal prison for what local environmentalists said was the mercy killing of a suffering endangered Key deer in November instead was sentenced to a year of probation and fined $4,000 this week.
Wendy Kilheffer, 77, of Big Pine Key, will also have to work 100 hours of community service, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office. She pleaded guilty in January and her sentencing was Thursday in Key West.
She shot the deer in the head on Nov. 16 in Big Pine Key.
