1,000 LB SISTERS Amy Slaton arrested at TN Safari Park after camel attack

1,000-Pound Sisters star Amy Slaton Halterman was arrested in Tennessee on Monday after police responded to a reported camel attack at a drive-through Safari Park.

At first, it was unknown who was bitten in the camel attack, but TMZ has obtained photos of a bandaged-up Amy being loaded into an ambulance.

According to the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department, “deputies were requested to respond to Safari Park where a guest allegedly was bitten by a camel. Upon arrival, deputies were immediately overtaken by suspicious odors coming from the guest’s vehicle.”

The Crockett County police later confirmed to People that that the smell was marijuana, and the other drug found was mushrooms.

In the vehicle were Amy Slaton Halterman, her boyfriend Brian Scott Lovvorn, and her two children.

Police searched the vehicle. As a result of the search, Amy Slaton was arrested on illegal possession of Schedule I, illegal possession of Schedule VI, and two counts of child endangerment.

“Brian Scott Lovvorn was in the vehicle as well and is facing the same charges,” the statement from CCSD reads.

Was Amy really bitten?

The owner of the safari park, Claude H. Conley, doesn’t think so.

“One of the customers was acting a little irate and a little different or whatever and was arrested,” he said in a statement to WBBJ News. “The lady was taken to the hospital along with her 2 children. They said it was an alleged bite. I looked at a picture of her arm and I don’t believe it was an animal bite.”

Amy was bailed out of jail

Amy and Brian were held on $10,000 bond each, and they were bailed out on Tuesday (Sept.) afternoon.

Amy and Brian is set to make her first appearance at Crockett County General Sessions Court on Thursday, September 5 at 9 a.m. for a status hearing to see if they have obtained attorneys for their case.

September 6 Update:

TMZ posted a photo of Amy’s wound (warning: graphic.) Her lawyer responded to safari owner Claude H. Conley’s assertions that he didn’t believe she was bitten by an animal by assuring TMZ Amy “bitten by a camel at the zoo.”

We will continue to monitor Amy’s case and share any major updates.

#1000lbSisters star Amy Slaton explains exactly what happened that resulted in her arrest for theft in 2010. Plus, find out about the fake viral news story involving a pumpkin from 2018 that used Amy’s mug shot photo! https://t.co/cM2utAC3tL

— Starcasm (@starcasm) January 9, 2020

Amy Slaton’s prior arrest

This isn’t the first time Amy Slaton Halterman has been behind bars.

Amy was arrested in 2010 after she was caught attempting to shoplift a book from a local Walmart. She shared a YouTube video talking at length about the arrest and explaining exactly what happened. You can read our recap here.

Amy Slaton’s mug shot photo goes viral

Amy Slaton’s 2010 mug shot photo was used for a fake story that was originally published in October of 2018 with the headline: “Woman accused of stealing a pumpkin by hiding it in her vagina.” [The website no longer exists.]

Here are a few excerpts from the story, which eventually went viral with hundreds of thousands of Facebook shares:

A woman was arrested this morning in Greenville, Mississippi after trying to steal a 15 lbs pumpkin from a supermarket by inserting the large squash in her vaginal cavity. 31-year-old Sonia Smith was intercepted by security guards from a Supervalu store after they saw her enter the store’s bathroom with the pumpkin and come out with it.

…The squash showed extremely difficult to extract and the 31-year-old woman had to be transported to the hospital, where it was finally removed after a delicate two-hour surgery.

Numerous fake news debunking sites called out the article as made up, including Snopes.com in October of 2019 after the story apparently went viral yet again during the Halloween season.

More camel bites at the same park?

Amy’s story isn’t the only time a camel has bitten someone at Tennessee Safari Park. Two YouTubers have mentioned being bitten by a camel at the same place.

Who is taking care of Amy’s kids?

While Amy is currently in jail, police have confirmed that Tammy Slaton came to pick up Amy’s two children, Glenn and Gage.

Asa Hawks is a writer and editor for Starcasm. You can contact Asa via Twitter, Facebook, or email at starcasmtips(at)yahoo.com