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Amy Slaton, one of the title stars of the TLC series 1000-Lb Sisters, shocked her fans when she was arrested on drug charges outside the Tennessee Safari Park on Monday, September 2. The photos are from TMZ reveal more details about Slaton’s dramatic exit from the zoo – including the fact that she had to be carried out on a stretcher.

Slaton, 36, was allegedly bitten by a camel while driving through the zoo, where animals roam freely and customers can feed them for a fee. She reportedly had a deep cut on her arm and used a shirt as a tourniquet before paramedics came to her aid.

But zoo owner Jon Conley claims there’s something suspicious about Slaton’s story. Conley told TMZ it’s “impossible” she was bitten by one of their camels. He told the outlet her injury doesn’t look like a camel bite “because the skin is broken and there’s no bruised tissue.” According to Tennessee Safari Park officials, there are no documented cases of camels biting zoo visitors, and there is no surveillance video of Slaton’s injury.

As she was leaving the zoo, officers noticed a “suspicious odor” coming from the vehicle. Marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms were discovered in the car, and because her two children were in the car, Slaton was arrested for “illegal possession of Schedule I drugs, illegal possession of Schedule VI drugs and two counts of child endangerment,” the source said.

Fans of the Slaton sisters had mixed reactions to X. One fan wrote, “If you were smoking weed in your car with your kids I’m GLAD you got bitten by the camel,” and another wrote, “FREE FOR MY SISTER AMY #JUSTICEFORMY.”

Slaton has two sons with her ex Michael Halterman: 2-year-old Glenn, whose birthday she celebrated in July 2024, and 4-year-old Gage. She was at the zoo with her companion Brian Scott Lovvorn.