Sheriff-reported incident record · 2026-01-06

12-year-old seriously injured in Stanton dog attack

Stanton County sheriff’s officials said a German shepherd attacked a 12-year-old girl as she walked her dog on a sidewalk in Stanton on January 6, causing a severe arm injury.

Nonfatal · serious arm injuryBreed: German Shepherd (sheriff-reported)Stanton, NE

Date2026-01-06 · About 7:15 a.m. CST

LocationStanton, Nebraska; the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office said the attack occurred on a sidewalk, but the reviewed reporting did not publish a street address

Victim(s)1 girl, age 12

Dogs involved1 dog

Injury severitySerious nonfatal; severe upper-left-arm injury, with surgery reported as potentially necessary

Breed attributionGerman ShepherdThe Stanton County Sheriff’s Office, as reported by 10/11 NOW, identified the attacking dog as a German shepherd. BiteDB preserves that law-enforcement attribution and does not treat it as an independent DNA or veterinary breed determination.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

The Stanton County Sheriff’s Office said a 12-year-old girl was seriously injured at about 7:15 a.m. on January 6 while she was walking her dog on a sidewalk in Stanton. Deputies said a German shepherd attacked her, causing severe damage to her upper left arm. Her family took her to Faith Regional Physician Services, and 10/11 NOW reported that surgery might still be needed. The sheriff’s office took the dog into custody and quarantined it at a veterinary clinic.

Legal-status note

A January 14 follow-up from 10/11 NOW reported that dog owners Randy Blacktaildeer and Alyssa Meyer had been arrested and charged with harboring a dangerous dog after a sheriff’s investigation and review by the Stanton County Attorney’s Office. Those charges are allegations, not convictions. The reviewed reporting did not establish a final court disposition or final animal disposition.

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Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

12-year-old girl seriously injured after northeast Nebraska dog attack10/11 NOW local reporting citing Stanton County Sheriff’s Office · Published 2026-01-07 · Accessed 2026-09-15

10/11 NOW reported, citing the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office, that deputies responded around 7:15 a.m. January 6 after a German shepherd attacked a 12-year-old girl who was walking her dog on a sidewalk in Stanton. The sheriff’s office said she suffered severe upper-left-arm damage, was taken by family to Faith Regional Physician Services and might require surgery; the dog was taken into custody and quarantined.

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Additional sources

Northeast Nebraska owners charged after dog seriously injures 12-year-old girl — 10/11 NOW follow-up citing Stanton County Sheriff’s Office and county charging action · 2026-01-14

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level above: the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office identified the dog as a German shepherd in reporting by 10/11 NOW. BiteDB does not infer an exact attack address from the community-level reporting and treats the later criminal charges as allegations unless a court disposition is established.