Reality star Amy Slaton was released from police custody — and her children were picked up by Amy’s sister and 1000 lbs. Sisters co-star Tammy Slaton after Amy’s arrest, PEOPLE has learned.
A law enforcement source confirmed Wednesday that Tammy picked up her sister’s two young children after Amy was taken into custody Monday, Sept. 3, on drug and child endangerment charges at the Tennessee Safari Park Zoo in Alamo. The source could not confirm whether Tammy picked up the children at the zoo or later that afternoon at the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office. Amy, 36, has sons Gage Deon, 4, and Glenn Allen, 2, with ex-husband Michael Halterman, who filed for divorce in March 2023.
The 1000 lbs. Sisters star was released on $10,000 bail on Tuesday afternoon, September 4, along with Brian Scott Lovvorn. The two were picked up by Amy’s brother Chris Combs and were seen “holding hands” as they left police custody, a source says.
Police allegedly found mushrooms, marijuana on 1000 lbs. SistersAmy Slaton after being bitten by a camel
Amy Slaton.
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Amy and Lovvorn are facing charges of unlawful possession of Schedule I, unlawful possession of Schedule VI and two counts of child endangerment, according to the sheriff’s department.
Officers arrived at the zoo to respond to a call that a visitor may have been bitten by a camel.
1000 lbs. Sisters‘ Amy Slaton Arrested at Zoo for Drug Possession, Child Endangerment: Police
Stephen Sutton, a spokesman for the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department, told PEOPLE on Tuesday that Amy received medical attention before being taken into custody. TMZ released a photo Tuesday showing Amy being treated on a stretcher by Crockett County EMS officials. Officers who arrived at the scene reportedly discovered “what they believed to be mushrooms” and “what they believed to be marijuana” inside Slaton’s vehicle, Sutton said. Sutton claimed that after the officers smelled marijuana coming from the car, they saw the drug “in plain sight” and searched the vehicle.
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PEOPLE reported Tuesday that Slaton’s children were placed in the custody of a family member following their mother’s arrest Monday; it was not immediately clear if that family member was Tammy. The Tennessee Department of Child Welfare will now investigate their parenting situation.
“The allegations and allegations contained in this release are only allegations of criminal conduct and not evidence,” the Sheriff’s Department said in a Facebook post earlier this week. “The accused is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.”
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