TLC’s 1000-lb Sisters star Amy Slaton pleads responsible to easy possession after zoo arrest
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1000-lb Sisters star Amy Slaton has pleaded guilty after she was arrested at a zoo in Tennessee.
According to documents obtained by E! News, the 37-year-old reality star pleaded guilty to one count of simple possession of marijuana and one count of simple possession of mushrooms in court on December 19 as part of her plea deal submitted to Tennessee’s Crockett County courthouse.
On September 2, Slaton was taken into custody alongside her boyfriend Brian Scott Lovvorn and charged with illegal possession of Schedule 1 and Schedule VI substances as well as two counts of child endangerment.
Slaton, who shares her two toddler sons Gage Deon and Glenn Allen with ex-husband Michael Halterman, was able to get the child endangerment charges dropped as part of her plea deal.
The plea deal also included a $1,000 fine, which needed to be paid by Slaton and Lovvorn, as well as a mandatory state-certified parenting class and a drug and alcohol assessment.
The pair was also sentenced to two years of supervised probation by Judge Paul Conley, according to Action News 5.
Additionally, neither Slaton nor Lovvorn can ever return to the Tennessee Safari Park.
In a statement submitted to WREG-TV, Crockett County Attorney General Frederick Agee said: “This is the Season of Giving and we understand that Amy Halterman and Brian Lovvorn are the pride and joy of the State of Kentucky and they will now be back in Kentucky for the Holidays.”
At the time of their arrest, authorities had received a call that Slaton had been bitten by a camel at the zoo.
A statement by the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department confirmed “deputies were immediately overtaken by suspicious odors coming from the guest’s vehicle.”
Later, the department said they found two ounces of marjuana and illegal mushrooms in the vehicle.
According to a law enforcement source who spoke to People, Slaton and Lovvorn were both released the following day on a $10,000 bond and picked up by Slaton’s brother, Chris Combs. The pair has yet to publicly comment on their arrest.
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The Independent has contacted the Crockett County Court for comment.
Slaton and her sister Tammy rose to fame in 2020 after the premiere of 1000-Ib Sisters on TLC. The two had started a YouTube channel nine years prior, filming everything from makeup tutorials to videos of them engaging in several viral challenges.
Michael Halterman filed for divorce from Slaton in March 2023. It’s unclear when the reality TV star began her relationship with Lovvorn after her split from Halterman.
