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Amy Slaton signed a plea deal after her September arrest, Us Weekly can confirm.
The 1000-Lb. Sisters star, 37, pleaded guilty to “simple possession” in a plea deal submitted to the Crockett County courthouse in Tennessee on Thursday, December 19, according to docs obtained by Us.
She received a suspended sentence of 11 months and 29 days to time served and therefore won’t spend any time behind bars. Slaton will have to pay a $500 fine and attend an alcohol and drug assessment. Additionally, she cannot have any contact with the Tennessee Safari Park.
Slaton’s additional charges of child abuse and child endangerment were dismissed, per the filing.
1000-Lb. Sisters star Amy Slaton was arrested at a Tennessee zoo over the holiday weekend. The Crockett County Sheriff’s Department confirmed via Facebook that Slaton, 36, was taken into custody on Monday, September 2, after police responded to a call about a guest being bit by a camel at a local drive-through zoo. “Upon arrival, […]
Slaton was arrested in September after the Crocket County Sheriff’s Department was called about a guest being bit by a camel at the local drive-through zoo.
“Upon arrival, deputies were immediately overtaken by suspicious odors coming from the guest’s vehicle,” the police revealed in the social media statement. (Slaton was reportedly bitten by the animal at the zoo and taken to the ER for medical attention before being taken into custody.)
When police investigated further, they arrested Slaton on “illegal possession of Schedule I, illegal possession of Schedule VI, and two counts of child endangerment,” per the report.
A lawyer for Amy Slaton is claiming that the 1000-Lb. Sisters star was indeed bitten by a camel before her arrest. “She was bitten by a camel at the zoo,” attorney Taylor Hughes told TMZ in a Thursday, September 5, statement, noting the TLC star is grateful for “love and support” from fans. Us Weekly […]
Slaton was also with a man named Brian Scott Lovvorn, who was arrested on the same charges. Her two children, sons Gage, 4, and Glenn, 2, whom she shares with ex-husband Michael Halterman, were also in the car during the incident. (Lovvorn’s case has not yet been resolved.)
Us confirmed at the time that Slaton and Lovvorn were thought to have had mushrooms and marijuana in their possession at the time of their arrests.
After Slaton was taken into custody, the Department of Children and Family Services became involved in the case to make sure her two boys were not harmed or in danger.
Both Slaton and Lovvorn initially pleaded not guilty to the drug possession and child endangerment charges. According to Thursday’s filing, Slaton has since pleaded guilty to the lesser charge.
Amid all her legal drama, Slaton gave fans a glimpse at her home life, sharing photos in October of each of her sons dressed in Halloween pajamas. “2024,” she captioned the social media post.
The following month, Slaton took her boys to “meet Santa” dressed in festive Grinch-themed sweatpants. The kids wore Christmas light-printed beanies that matched their mom’s hat.
Prior to her arrest, Slaton gained fame by starring on TLC’s 1000-Lb. Sisters with sibling Tammy Slaton. The show premiered in 2020 and documented their respective weight-loss journeys and health highs and lows.