Woman Who Abandoned Dog at Vegas Airport Misses Court

Posted on: March 31, 2026, 11:21h. 

Last updated on: March 31, 2026, 11:21h.

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  • A Las Vegas judge issued a bench warrant for the woman who allegedly abandoned her dog at Harry Reid Airport
  • Germiran Bryson was originally released without bond but missed her arraignment Tuesday
  • A family member called the judge, claiming that Bryson was hospitalized out of state, but provided no proof

A Las Vegas judge has issued a bench warrant for Germiran Denae‑Nicole Bryson, the woman accused of abandoning her dog at Harry Reid International Airport in February.

Germiran Bryson, whose face was blurred, is allegedly shown at a JetBlue ticket counter after being handed an application to fly with a service animal. (Image: LVMPD)

The warrant was ordered Tuesday morning after Bryson failed to appear for her scheduled arraignment in Las Vegas Justice Court, where she faces multiple misdemeanor charges related to the incident.

The AWOL defendant’s two-year-old golden doodle has been renamed JetBlue and is living with one of the police officers who rescued her. (Image: LVMPD)

Justice of the Peace Diana Sullivan noted that her chambers received a call from a family member claiming Bryson was hospitalized out of state, but no documentation was provided to support the claim. With no verified explanation for her absence, however, the court issued a $5,000 cash‑or‑surety bench warrant, allowing law enforcement to detain her pending her return to Nevada.

On February 2, staff at LAS discovered a two‑year‑old goldendoodle mix tied to a metal baggage sizer at the JetBlue ticket counter. According to police reports, Bryson had attempted to check in for her flight but was denied a boarding pass because she had not completed the required online paperwork to fly with the dog as a service animal.

Witnesses told investigators that Bryson responded by telling an employee to “call animal control” because she refused to miss her flight. Surveillance footage showed her looping the dog’s leash around the fixture before walking away toward security.

Officers located Bryson at her departure gate, where they said she told them the dog had a tracking chip, “implying it was acceptable to leave the animal behind and it would return to her,” according to the arrest report.

Officer Skeeter Black with his new family member. (Image: LVMPD)

Police say she became hostile and resisted attempts to detain her. She was cited and released on misdemeanor counts that included animal abandonment, resisting a public officer, and making false statements. Because the charges were misdemeanors, she was not required to post bond at the time.

The abandoned dog was taken into custody by Animal Control and given the name JetBlue. After a mandatory ten‑day hold, Bryson did not reclaim him, and the dog was transferred to Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas. The rescue received thousands of adoption applications from around the world, but ultimately placed JetBlue with one of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers who helped secure him at the airport.

With the bench warrant now active, Bryson could be arrested at any time and returned to Las Vegas to face the charges she missed in court.