1000-pound sisters star Amy SlatonVisiting Tennessee Safari Park was a bumpy ride.
We weekly can confirm that Slaton, 36, required a stretcher after she was allegedly bitten by a camel at the wildlife and safari park on Monday, September 2, before the TLC star was arrested on various charges.
Photos obtained by TMZ show the reality star holding a piece of clothing around her arm that appears to be serving as a tourniquet.
Police later confirmed We weekly that a zoo employee called 911 to report that Slaton had been bitten by a camel and was taken to the emergency room for an alleged injury. She was later released from the hospital.
The story of 1000-Lb. Sisters stars Amy Slaton and Michael Halterman began long before their reality TV days. The two met in high school in the 2000s but didn’t marry until March 2019 in Nashville. Throughout the TLC series, which premiered in January 2020, Amy talked about how her partner was her rock (…)
After Slaton received professional care, the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department confirmed via Facebook that she was taken into custody after police responded to a call that a guest at a local drive-in zoo had been bitten by a camel.
“Upon arrival, officers were immediately surprised by suspicious odors coming from the guest’s vehicle,” police wrote in a statement posted on Facebook.
According to the post, Slaton was “arrested for illegal possession of Schedule I, illegal possession of Schedule VI and two counts of child endangerment.” A man named Brian Scott Lovell was present in the vehicle and was also arrested on the same charges, the police statement said.
Us confirmed on Tuesday, September 3, that Slaton and Lovvorn were still in custody awaiting a bail hearing after they were found in possession of suspected mushrooms and marijuana.
Slaton’s sons Gage, 4, and Glenn, 2 — whom she has with her ex-husband, Michael Halterman – were in their car at the time of their arrest but were not injured, according to the Crockett County Sheriff.
Us can confirm that the Ministry of Children and Family Services is involved and “a plan has been put in place with the involvement of parents and the investigation into where the children will be placed is ongoing.”
At the time of the arrest, the children were placed in the care of a family member.
Viewers got to know Amy when she rose to fame alongside her sister. Tammy Slatonon TLC’s 1000-pound sistersThe series, which premiered in 2020, documented the ups and downs of the couple’s respective weight loss journeys and the impact it had on their health and personal lives.
With reporting by Andrea Simpson
