TLC star Amy Slaton was caught with suspected magic mushrooms and weed when she was arrested on drugs and child endangerment charges at a zoo.
Slaton, 36, was held along with her friend Brian Scott Lovvorn on Labor Day in Crockett County, Tennessee.
On Monday afternoon, sheriff deputies were called to West Tennesse Safari Park in Alamo, Tennessee, about 45 minutes northwest of Jackson, after Slaton claimed a camel bit her.
Slaton and Lovvern were going through the park’s drive-through safari feeding camels from their car when the animal bit her, the 1000-lb Sisters star said.
But when sheriff officials arrived to aid the victim, an overwhelming smell came from Slaton and Lovvern’s vehicle.
Police searched the pair’s car and found suspected psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana, prompting cops to arrest Slaton and Lovvern.
Two children under the age of 8 were also present when the pair were arrested, sheriff officials said.
The children were released to a relative while Slaton and Lovvorn were taken to jail.
HALLUCINATED BITE?
Jon Conley, one of the safari park’s owners, told TMZ he does not believe Slaton’s claims.
The owner told the outlet that the cut above Slaton’s elbow did not resemble a camel bite because “the skin was fileted open,” and there was no bruised tissue.
Conley also said the park has combed through surveillance footage to back Slaton’s claims, but nothing has come up.
Photos obtained by TMZ showed Slaton on a stretcher with a shirt wrapped around her elbow area.
Conley said thousands of guests visit the park’s drive-through safari without incident.
The U.S. Sun has learned that Slaton and Lovvern remained in custody as of Tuesday after they appeared before Judge Paul Conley.
BOND ARRANGEMENTS
The judge set a $10,000 bond for both suspects, who are charged with illegal possession of Schedule I, illegal possession of Schedule VI, and two counts of child endangerment.
Stephen Sutton, a Crockett County Sheriff’s Department public information officer, told The U.S. Sun, “Amy and Brian are still in the sheriff’s custody.
“They went before Judge Paul Conley this morning, and he gave them each $10,000 bond.
“They are awaiting on family and financial arrangements to be set up to be bonded out.
“The officers observed in the car what they believed to be mushrooms and they also smelled and did observe what they believed to be marijuana.
“That has been sent off for laboratory testing.
“She had two kids in the car who were under the age of eight, so that’s why each of them have two charges of child endangerment as well.
“I can’t say whether those kids are hers because they are protected under juvenile laws, but they were not hurt and they are not in safe custody.
“Department of Children’s Services was involved and the children were released to a relative caregiver to take care of them.
“DCS and the judge will work together to determine their parenting situation.”
AMY’S SINGLE LIFE
Slaton has been dealing with a series of heartbreaks following her divorce from her ex-husband, Michael Halterman, 40.
The exes, who share two kids, including Gage, 3, and Gleen, 1, split in 2023.
Following her divorce, Slaton emerged on the dating scene and started a relationship with Tony Rodgers.
However, The U.S. Sun confirmed the couple’s romance did not last as they split after Rodgers spent most of his time with his children.
In mid-February, Slaton revealed that she went on her third date with her new man, Kevin.
In a TikTok video, Slaton reposted screenshots from their dinner date at Red Lobster.
It’s unclear what Amy’s relationship is with Lovvorn.
