1000-LB. Sisters star Amy Slaton has accepted a plea deal and dodged jail time after she was arrested for drug possession at a Tennessee zoo.
Amy, 37, was arrested on September 2 and charged with illegal possession of schedule I drugs, illegal possession of schedule IV drugs and two counts of child abuse/neglect/endangerment.
Crockett County Court in Tennessee exclusively told The U.S. Sun that Amy, 37, entered a guilty plea for two counts of simple possession.
As part of the plea deal, Amy received a suspended jail sentence of 11 months and 29 days.
During her 11-month and 29-day supervised probation, Amy is to complete an alcohol and drug assessment, complete parenting classes and have no contact with the safari park where she was arrested for the duration of her probation.
She has also been ordered to pay a $500 fine and court costs.
The child endangerment counts have been dismissed.
Amy initially pleaded not guilty to the charges.
AMY’S ARREST
Amy went to a drive-through safari park with a man named Brian Lovvorn and two young children in September.
The reality star claimed a camel bit her as she was feeding one from her car, prompting zoo employees to call 911.
When authorities from the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department arrived, they searched Amy and Brian’s vehicle after detecting a suspicious odor.
“An employee at the safari park called 911 reporting that they needed an ambulance because someone had been bit by a camel,” the police report read.
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“EMS have been dealing with the injury and the police are dealing with the illegal substances that were in plain view.”
Cops discovered marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms in the car, leading to her and Brian’s arrests.
In arrest warrants exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun, Amy had magic mushrooms and 80 grams of marijuana in the car.
Sheriff officials said that two kids under eight were present at the time.
It is unknown whether the children were Amy’s, as she shares young sons Glenn and Gage with her ex Michael Halterman.
The two were taken into custody at the Crockett County Jail and were released on $10,000 bond each.
Amy and Brian were seen holding hands while leaving the jail.
Amy Slaton’s Arrest
The 1000-Lb. Sisters star was booked into Crockett County Jail in Tennessee on Monday, September 2.
- The TLC star spent her Labor Day at Tennessee Safari Park with her friend Brian Lovvorn and two small children.
- The drive-through park allows people to feed the zoo animals from their cars.
- A staffer at the zoo called 911, claiming Amy had been bitten by a camel and was bleeding.
- Police arrived on the scene, where Amy said she was bit and was taken away on a stretcher.
- Authorities were immediately met with an overwhelming odor from Amy and Brian’s car.
- They discovered marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms inside the vehicle.
- Amy and Brian were each arrested and charged with drug possession and child endangerment.
- They were booked into Crockett County Jail and were released soon after on a $10,000 bond each.
- Tennessee Safari Park co-owner Claude Conley refuted the claims that Amy had ever been bit.
REFUTING THE CLAIMS
Despite Amy leaving the zoo on a stretcher, Tennessee Safari Park co-owner Claude Conley denied the claims that she had been bitten by one of their animals.
“We dispute that Amy was bitten by a camel because there is no bruising,” Claude told The U.S. Sun.
“She cut her arm on something, it’s not consistent with an animal bite.”
Amy stars on TLC’s 1,000-Lb Sisters alongside siblings Tammy and Amanda.
