ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — A girl has been charged in reference to an incident late final 12 months the place authorities at Orlando Worldwide Airport stated they discovered a lifeless canine inside a toilet.
The Orlando Police Division stated officers had been dispatched to the airport on Dec. 16, 2024, after receiving studies from airport employees who had come throughout the lifeless canine in a ladies’s restroom.
Based mostly on their investigation, police obtained a warrant for the arrest of Alison Lawrence, the canine’s proprietor, NBC affiliate WESH reported.
A spokesperson from the Higher Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) advised WESH Lawrence is believed to have drowned her canine in a rest room earlier than going by way of the safety checkpoints.
Officers stated she was making an attempt to board a flight, however did not have the right paperwork to permit the canine on the aircraft and could not take her pet together with her.
She was arrested on Tuesday, March 18 in Lake County on a cost for aggravated animal cruelty — a third-degree felony. Police stated she has since posted a $5,000 bond.
As of Wednesday, the investigation into the incident remained ongoing. GOAA stated it might absolutely cooperate with regulation enforcement, and that passengers with pets ought to go to the TSA website earlier than heading to the airport to evaluation restrictions and necessities.
