1000-lb Sisters’ Amy Slaton frowns in mugshot after being arrested at safari park when cops were called to ‘camel bite’
One of the stars of 1,000-lb Sisters has been arrested on drug charges and child abuse following an incident at a Tennessee safari park.
Amy Slaton, 36, is seen frowning in a photo released by the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office.
She was arrested on Labor Day, along with Brian Scott Lovvorn, who faces the same charges.
Police were initially called to the Alamo Safari Park for a report that a guest had been bitten by a camel.
Upon arrival, they noticed “suspicious odors” coming from their vehicle, officers said.
Amy Slaton was arrested on drug charges and child abuse after an incident at a Tennessee safari park
Slaton and Lavvorn were arrested on suspicion of illegal possession of a Schedule I substance, illegal possession of a Schedule VI substance, and two counts of child abuse.
They are being held in the Crockett County Jail.
Slaton finalized her divorce from ex-husband Michael Halterman last year.
The couple have two children and are said to have had a falling out over their appearance on the TLC reality show.
The couple welcomed their first child, Gage Deon, in November 2020 and their second son, Glenn Allen, in July 2022.
“There was no support. There was no love. There was no kindness. There was just mental abuse,” she said. People of their marriage. ‘I was just tired of hiding it from other people.’
Police were called to the park in Alamo on Labor Day and said they immediately noticed strange odors coming from Slaton’s vehicle
Slaton was arrested along with Brian Scott Lovvorn, who faces the same charges
In the fifth season of the series, a confrontation between her, her sisters and Michael was shown.
“That was the day I left,” she said. “But I wasn’t in love with him before that.”
After a lengthy custody battle, the former couple decided to share parenting duties.
Amy rose to fame when she starred opposite her sister Tammy Slaton on the series 1000-Lb. Sisters. The show’s fifth season premiered late last year.
The star has lost a whopping 176 pounds since undergoing gastric bypass surgery five years ago.
Slaton introduced fans to a new man before her divorce was final and she dated a Michigan man named Tony, the US Sun defeated.
By the time the divorce was final, the couple had been together for about three months.
DailyMail.com has contacted Slaton for comment.