A Florida woman was arrested after the police said she was drowning her dog in a bathroom at the Orlando airport to be able to board a plane.
Alison Lawrence, 57, was arrested Tuesday after the incident that occurred at the end of last year at the Orlando International Airport.
Lawrence had arrived at the airport on December 16 for a flight with his dog, Tywinn, according to an affidavit of arrest of the Orlando Police obtained by NBC Wesh affiliate.
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The surveillance cameras at the airport showed Lawrence arriving with the dog, listing as a 9 -year miniature schnauzer.
But Lawrence did not have the right paperwork for the dog to board the plane and told him that he could not fly with Tywinn, said the affidavit.
It was then that Lawrence went to the bathroom of an airport, where a worker saw her sitting on the bathroom floor of a position cleaning a large amount of water and food, said the affidavit.
The employee left and returned to remove a garbage bag, and inside was the dog’s body and accessories, including a necklace with a dog label, according to the sworn statement.
Lawrence’s name and contact information were on the dog label, and animal services responded and helped identify the dog using their chip, said the sworn statement.
Later it was determined that Tywinn’s death was drowned.
It is believed that Lawrence “took extreme and tragic measures to kill the dog,” said the affidavit.
Lawrence was arrested in Lake County on Tuesday and faces a position of aggravated animal cruelty.
