TLC star Amy Slaton has pleaded not guilty to drug possession and child endangerment charges after being taken into custody.
The 1000-Lb. Sisters star was arrested and charged at Tennessee Safari Park after claiming a camel bit her during a visit on Monday.
Amy, 36, went to the drive-through park with a man named Brian Lovvorn and two young children.
The reality star claimed a camel bit her as she was feeding one from her car, prompting zoo employees to call 911.
As authorities from the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene, they were met with an overbearing smell coming from her and Brian’s car.
The vehicle was searched, and cops discovered marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms, leading to her and Brian’s arrests.
Amy and Brian were each charged with illegal possession of Schedule I and Schedule VI drugs, along with two counts of child endangerment.
The two were taken into custody at the Crockett County Jail and were released on Tuesday on a $10,000 bond each.
Crockett County Sheriff’s Department public information officer Stephen Sutton said Amy’s brother, Chris Combs, bonded them out together.
Amy and Brian were seen holding hands while leaving the jail, with Brian keeping his head down to avoid cameras.
The two were arraigned on the charges on Thursday morning.
Amy is set to appear back in Crockett County Court on November 7.
DETAILS ON HER ARREST
In a Labor Day outing gone wrong, Amy claimed to have been bitten by a camel and needed an ambulance.
When cops arrived for protocol, 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,” Sutton explained in a statement.
“EMS have been dealing with the injury and the police are dealing with the illegal substances that were in plain view.”
In arrest warrants exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun, Amy was revealed to have had magic mushrooms and 80 grams of marijuana in the vehicle.
Sheriff officials said that two kids under eight were present at the time.
It is undisclosed whether the children were Amy’s, who shares Glenn, 2, and Gage, 3, with her ex Michael Halterman.
REFUTING THE CLAIMS
Despite leaving the zoo on a stretcher, Tennessee Safari Park co-owner Claude Conley refuted the claims that Amy 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.”
Claude said Brian got mad when he saw the police and only wanted an ambulance to show up for assistance.
He also claimed Brian started acting differently when the police noticed the smell coming from his and Amy’s car.
“They started smelling his vehicle and with the way he was acting, that’s when they arrested him,” he explained.
The owner also defended his safari park, saying they had not had any incidents since opening seven years ago.
“We’ve got over 2800 exotic animals here, including giraffes, antelopes and deer – everything you can think of, just no big cats,” Claude said.
“We set up the park in 2007 and we have never had any incidents with the camels even though we have 300,000 visitors every year.”
Claude said his manager told him Amy had already been to the park multiple times before and “never had a problem.”
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