Overview
- A newly released police video shows the traveler tying her dog’s leash to a baggage sizer at the JetBlue counter before walking away.
- Officers located her at Gate D1, where she said she was trying to rebook and claimed the dog had a tracker.
- Police described her behavior as hostile and said she resisted as they detained her.
- She was booked on suspicion of animal abandonment and resisting arrest after the incident occurred about two weeks earlier at Harry Reid International Airport.
- Animal services took custody of the dog, now nicknamed JetBlue, and after a 10-day hold Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas placed the pet in foster care ahead of adoption.