Former animal shelter director sentenced to 25 years in prison
By Staff
Posted 2:17PM on Friday, May 30, 2014
Lowanda Welch Kilby
CLAYTON - A Rabun County woman convicted on 60 felony counts involving theft of funds from the Boggs Mountain Animal Shelter has been sentenced.<br />
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Lowanda "Peanut" Kilby was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison, with 15 to serve, according to Fox 5. <br />
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Kilby was convicted of euthanizing animals at the no-kill animal shelter and stealing more then $10,000 in donor money that was supposed to be used for the upkeep of the animals at the shelter.<br />
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She was also handed a $30,000 dollar fine.<br />