Published on: March 31, 2026, 11:21 AM.
Updated on: March 31, 2026, 11:21 AM.
- A Las Vegas magistrate has authorized a bench warrant for a woman accused of abandoning her pet dog at Harry Reid Airport.
- Germiran Bryson was previously released without bail but failed to attend her arraignment on Tuesday.
- A relative contacted the judge, claiming Bryson was hospitalized in another state, yet no evidence was provided.
A Las Vegas magistrate has officially issued a bench warrant for Germiran Denae‑Nicole Bryson, the individual charged with leaving her dog at Harry Reid International Airport in February.
The warrant was issued on Tuesday morning when Bryson did not show up for her scheduled arraignment at the Las Vegas Justice Court, facing several misdemeanor charges linked to the case.
Judge Diana Sullivan mentioned that her office received a call from a relative stating Bryson was out of state in a hospital, but no evidence was provided to substantiate this claim. As a result, a $5,000 cash or surety bench warrant was issued, permitting law enforcement to apprehend her upon her return to Nevada.
On February 2, airport staff found a two-year-old goldendoodle tied to a baggage sizer at the JetBlue ticket counter. Per police reports, Bryson tried to check in for her flight but was denied a boarding pass due to incomplete online paperwork necessary for traveling with the dog as a service animal.
Witness testimonies indicated that Bryson instructed an employee to “call animal control” because she refused to forfeit her flight. Surveillance footage revealed her tying the dog’s leash to the fixture prior to leaving toward security.
Authorities found Bryson at her gate, where she supposedly told them the dog had a tracking chip, suggesting it was acceptable to leave the pet, as it would return to her, per the arrest documentation.
According to police, she became aggressive and resisted arrest attempts. She was cited and released on misdemeanor charges including animal abandonment, resisting a public officer, and making false declarations. As these charges were misdemeanors, she was not required to post bail at that time.
The abandoned dog was taken in by Animal Control and named JetBlue. Following a mandatory ten-day holding period, Bryson did not reclaim the dog, and JetBlue was transferred to Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas. This rescue received numerous adoption applications from across the globe but ultimately placed JetBlue with a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer who played a role in rescuing him at the airport.
With the bench warrant now active, Bryson is at risk of arrest at any moment and may be brought back to Las Vegas to address the charges she missed during her court appearance.