‘1000-Lb Sisters’ Amy Slaton Arrested at a Tennessee Zoo

Reality television star Amy Slaton was arrested at a zoo in Tennessee on Labor Day (Sept. 2). The 1000-Lb Sisters star was hit with child endangerment and drug possession charges.

It happened at Safari Park in Alamo, Tenn., and the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department was first to spill details. On Tuesday afternoon, TMZ provided a significant update.

• Slaton (real name Amy Slaton Halterman) and her sister Tammy star on TLC’s 1000-Lb Sisters.
• Season 5 of the show wrapped in February.
• Recently Tammy shared that she’d dropped more than 500 pounds.

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The Tennessee Safari Park boasts a 7.5-mile drive through safari and a 20-acre walk. Guests are promised close-up interactions with the animals, as well as a chance to feed them.

On Monday, cops were called when a camel bit a guest (allegedly). As they arrived, they were “overtaken by suspicious odors coming from the guest’s vehicle.”

The charge was two counts of child endangerment and illegal possession of Schedule I, illegal possession of Schedule VI narcotics. Slaton has two kids, ages four and two.

Brian Scott Lovvorn was also in the vehicle, and he too, was charged. Both were booked in the Crockett County jail. TMZ shares that the drugs were psychedelic mushrooms and marijuana, which was in plain sight. Marijuana is illegal in Tennessee.

As for who got bitten by the camel? It was Slaton! Photos show her on a gurney, being treated for a wound on her right arm. EMS helped her to a stretcher, but the zoo says her story is bogus.

There’s no video evidence, but reps also tell the gossip site that’s never happened before and Slaton and her party were not able to state where in the park they were at the time of the bite.

Furthermore, the wound isn’t consistent with a camel bite.

Update: This story was updated at 3:45PM CT on Tuesday to reflect new information about the camel bite and the types of drugs found. 

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