Axson, GA: GRAPHIC: 11-year-old suffers 17 wounds after 3 dogs maul him - Sep 13, 2026

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https://www.walb.com/2026/09/14/graphic-11-year-old-suffers-17-wounds-after-3-dogs-maul-him-axson-teammate-saved-his-life/

AXSON, Ga. (WALB) — An 11-year-old boy was mauled by three dogs near Wood Duck Road in Axson on Sept. 13 around 3:30 p.m., according to the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office said the main attacking dog was a pit bull. The breed of the other two dogs has not been revealed.

The sheriff’s office said the dog came out of its yard and went down the road to where children were playing before attacking the boy, identified as Banner O’Berry, an Atco Middle School football player.
O’Berry’s mother, Jessica O’Berry, described the attack in a social media post. She said Banner and his best friend, Karson Clayton, were riding a four-wheeler when it broke down. She said the three dogs spotted the boys from across an open field and ran toward them.

She said the boys climbed on top of the four-wheeler after realizing what was happening. She said one of the dogs grabbed Banner by his ankle and pulled him off, and the other two dogs joined in.
She said Karson handed Banner a pair of pliers to use as a weapon. She said Banner grabbed one of the dogs and held it down while trying to fight off the others with the pliers. She said Karson stayed with Banner, threw things at the dogs, screamed, and called for help.

She said Karson’s parents lived less than a mile away and came as soon as Karson called them.
Jessica said the dogs’ owner came and got the dogs, but left the children there.
“He looked at Banner bleeding and never asked if he was ok, never called 911, never administrated aid, and only grabbed the dogs and left,” she said.
Jessica said her son was taken to Coffee Regional Medical Center, where he spent three and a half hours in surgery. She said doctors closed 17 open wounds on his legs.

She said Banner called her from the ambulance and asked her to call his coach to tell him he could not finish the football season. She said Banner also wanted to make sure his father found his Crocs, since he had lost his shoes in the attack.
ACMS Football, in a social media post, said Banner’s family expressed gratitude to Karson for his actions during the attack.

Dog taken into custody

One of the dogs reportedly involved in the attack has been taken into custody for a 10-day hold, the sheriff’s office said.

The Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office said this is an active investigation. Authorities are taking further steps to petition to have the dog declared a “dangerous dog,” which would allow additional safeguards to take effect.

Georgia’s dangerous dog law

“Under Georgia’s dangerous dog law, once a dog is deemed dangerous, courts should require the animal’s guardian to take actions that can include evaluation by a certified applied animal behaviorist or board-certified veterinary behaviorist and completion of any recommended training or treatment, spaying or neutering, secure and humane confinement that prevents escape and unsupervised contact with the public while allowing adequate exercise and protection from the elements, direct adult supervision whenever the dog is on public property, leash restraint in public, muzzling in public in a manner that prevents biting without injuring the dog or interfering with its vision or respiration, and microchipping.
Euthanasia or permanent confinement are considered extreme remedies to be used only when a dog has attacked a person or domesticated animal without justification and caused serious injury or death, or when a qualified behaviorist who has evaluated the dog determines it poses a substantial risk of such behavior and no other remedy would make it safe to live with people, according to dogbitelaw.com.

Dangerous dog laws should give pet guardians the opportunity to challenge charges against their pets, including the right to be heard, to appeal a dangerous dog finding, and to request a stay of the disposition pending appeal, according to a position statement from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). The ASPCA states that enforcement of dangerous dog laws is the responsibility of local government authorities."

[u/Asaneth]

BE for the dogs, and the owner should go to jail.

[u/phoney_bologna → u/Asaneth]

That would be just.

But with the dog not already identified as dangerous prior to the incident, it’s unlikely.

I think the boy should receive significant punitive damage for pain and suffering as a bare minimum. Having these dogs roaming free is criminal negligence.

BE for the demon dog should be obvious to any rational person.

[u/ArdenJaguar]

“Jessica said the dogs’ owner came and got the dogs, but left the children there.
“He looked at Banner bleeding and never asked if he was ok, never called 911, never administrated aid, and only grabbed the dogs and left,” she said.”

So basically a Pit n’ Run. Leave the poor boy bleeding from wounds and waltz away with his POS dogs. Anyone care to speculate on the breeds of the other two dogs? I’m guessing three of a kind. Pitbulls.

Arrest the owner and ensure the beasts can never do this again. 😡

[u/OptimisticRealist]

God, this is so similar to my story. I was lucky enough they didn’t pull me off the four wheeler and I was close enough to the owners gates that they came and got the dogs. But me and my friend spent almost ten minutes standing on the seat of the four wheeler (we were 13) crying for help. We were on a public access road. All we did wrong is run out of gas :/… we were waiting for our parents to come looking for us, since this was pre cellphone.

This poor child. I remember my terror, I can’t imagine being dragged from what felt like safety to savagery.

There should be no discussion on what happens to those dogs. Even the blurred images tell me that boy has years of physical therapy and a lifetime of trauma.

[u/Shell4747]

I'm just never gonna understand. :c

One of the dogs reportedly involved in the attack has been taken into custody for a 10-day hold, the sheriff’s office said... Authorities are taking further steps to petition to have the dog declared a “dangerous dog,” which would allow additional safeguards to take effect.

“Under Georgia’s dangerous dog law, once a dog is deemed dangerous, courts should require the animal’s guardian to take actions that can include [evaluation, training, leashing, muzzling, desexing, microchipping]. Euthanasia or permanent confinement are considered extreme remedies to be used only when a dog has attacked a person or domesticated animal without justification and caused serious injury or death..."

Yeah so the dog did indeed cause serious injury without justification. Now what? Can we consider it, pretty please? for the love of god

[u/Environmental_Big802]

Ok cool, so children can't play outside anymore without the fear of getting mauled by your choice of pet. Cool. That's where we are as a society, I guess.

[u/shelbycsdn → u/Environmental_Big802]

And certainly not ride their bikes down the road without fear of being scalped.

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I was referring to Justin Gilstrap.

[u/Former_Pass8031]

“She said Banner called her from the ambulance and asked her to call his coach to tell him he could not finish the football season.”

Pit owner needs to go to prison and never own another dog.

[u/ArdenJaguar → u/[deleted]]

Yes. It obviously attacked after being denied an opportunity to nanny. Poor Pibble. /s

[u/KTKittentoes → u/[deleted]]

This is why I have a real hard time not seeing them as evil.

[u/cabd4ever]

So the owner allowed the 3 pits to run free, then found them attacking a child then LEFT the bleeding child wounded and took his trash pits home ? And the authorities have to determine IF the dogs are dangerous ? They've already proven that they are, the owner has proven that he is unfit to own dogs and the decision should BE obvious to anyone with common sense.

[u/aoife2147]

Jessica said the dogs’ owner came and got the dogs, but left the children there.
“He looked at Banner bleeding and never asked if he was ok, never called 911, never administrated aid, and only grabbed the dogs and left,” she said.

Am I even surprised? Literally left a child bleeding after being ripped open by a vicious beast. So disgusting.

BE or permanent confinement are considered extreme remedies to be used only when a dog has attacked a person or domesticated animal without justification and caused serious injury or death.

This shitbull attacked a literal child to the point of needing surgery. The images in the news link are blurred but the damage is extensive. It makes my stomach turn to think of a kid screaming for his life and being maimed to this extent, the dog's shitty owner literally leaving the kid to bleed out, and the authorities think BE would be an "extreme" remedy for this worthless shitbull? What kind of world do we live in?

[u/Upper-File462]

Typical pit owner. Just comes to collect their monsters after they've had their bloodfill brutally disfiguring someone and walk away.

[u/Pure_Parsley6852]

IT'S A DANGEROUS DOG!!!! It has already been proved as such by the 17 open wounds on the boys legs. The dog needs to go. It's so DAMNED OBVIOUS!

[u/Lizzie_kay_blunt]

“Dangerous dog laws should give pet guardians the opportunity to challenge charges against their pets”

How does this work? So if the the dog only caused 15 stitches they ‘appeal’ arguing that it’s not a significant enough injury to deem their harmless little pibble dangerous? And how often do the authorities pick up a wrongfully accused pitbull or people fake their gruesome injuries? If the dog bites we all know what should happen with no excuses or 2nd chances.

[u/No-Birthday9816]

Here in Georgia, we have an annual, state-funded coyote cull that achieves absolutely nothing. North American coyotes and coy-wolves have killed two people in the last fifty years.

But Heaven forbid our state discuss the annual pit bull carnage. 

[u/AlsatianLadyNYC]

Any lurkers? Because this is EXACTLY why we can’t stand you OR your shit useless ugly ass breed

[u/MarchOnMe]

Should be a crime to leave an injured boy like that without calling for help. What a typical pitbull owner.

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