1,000 Lb. SistersStar Tammy Slaton Picked Up Amy's Children Following Arrest on Drug, Child Endangerment Charges (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Tammy and Amy Slaton.Photo:Amy Slaton/Instagram

Amy Slaton/Instagram

A law enforcement source confirmed Wednesday that Tammy picked up her sister’s two young children afterAmy was taken into custodyMonday, 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 in the afternoon at the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office.Amy, 36,shares sons Gage Deon, 4, and Glenn Allen, 2with her ex-husband Michael Halterman, whofiled for divorcein March 2023.

Amy Slaton.Crockett County Sheriff’s Department/Facebook

Crockett County Sheriff’s Department/Facebook

Amy and Lovvorn both face charges of illegal possession of schedule I, illegal possession of schedule VI and two counts of child endangerment, according to the sheriff’s department.

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PEOPLE reported Tuesday that Slaton’s children were placed in a family member’s custody following their mother’s arrest on Monday; it’s not immediately clear if that family member is Tammy. The Tennessee Department of Child Services will now investigate their parenting situation.

“The charges and allegations referenced in this release are merely accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence,” the Sheriff’s Departmentsaidin a Facebook post earlier this week. “The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.”

source: people.com