Woman Who Abandoned Dog at Vegas Airport Misses Court

• 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
  

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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.

The warrant was ordered Tuesday, March 30 after Bryson failed to appear for her scheduled arraignment in Las Vegas Justice Court, where she faces multiple misdemeanor charges related to the incident.

Justice of the Peace Diana Sullivan noted the receipt of a call from a family member claiming Bryson was hospitalized out of state, which was unsubstantiated.

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.

Police reports stated that 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.

Bryson was cited and released on misdemeanor counts that included animal abandonment, resisting a public officer, and making false statements.

However, as the charges were misdemeanors, she was not required to post bond at the time.

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.