Verified incident record · 2026-09-05

Ogden man seriously injured in dog attack; owner arrested after disputed command allegation

Ogden police records describe a Sept. 5 dog attack that left a man with serious lacerations; the victim alleged the owner commanded the dog to attack, while the owner said the dog slipped its leash.

Nonfatal · 1 human bite victimBreed: Not reportedOgden, UT

Date2026-09-05 · About 11:07 p.m. MDT

Location3100 block of Wall Avenue / near 3125 Wall Avenue; public road location

Victim(s)1 adult man

Dogs involved1 dog reported

Injury severitySerious injuries including deep lacerations to hands, arms, face and head; split ear and multiple puncture wounds reported

Breed attributionNot reportedThe reviewed arrest-document reporting did not identify a breed. BiteDB does not infer breed from injury severity or photographs.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Ogden police responded around 11:07 p.m. Sept. 5 to an animal-bite call on Wall Avenue. Witnesses described a dog repeatedly biting a man, and officers reported serious injuries including deep lacerations to the hands, arms, face and head, a split ear and multiple puncture wounds. The victim alleged that the dog's owner commanded the dog to attack him; the owner told police the dog slipped its leash and that he tried to stop the attack. Police arrested the owner for investigation of aggravated assault and animal-control-related offenses. BiteDB treats the command allegation as unadjudicated.

Legal-status note

Benjamin Christopher Orlob was booked for investigation of aggravated assault, allowing a vicious animal to go at large, dog/cat at large and a controlled-substance offense. Booking and probable-cause allegations are not convictions; BiteDB presents the victim's command allegation as unadjudicated.

Media & source coverage

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↗Primary incident reportingOgden City PD arrests man who allegedly commanded dog to attack victimOpen the original publisher or agency-linked report for source media and context.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Ogden City PD arrests man who allegedly commanded dog to attack victimGephardt Daily local reporting quoting Ogden Police arrest documents · Published 2026-09-08 · Accessed 2026-09-09

Gephardt Daily quoted an Ogden arrest document saying witnesses saw a dog repeatedly bite the victim, who had serious injuries. The victim alleged the owner commanded the attack, while the owner said the dog slipped its leash. The owner was booked for investigation of aggravated assault and related offenses.

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Additional sources

FOX 13 Utah — Owner accused of ordering dog to attack man on Ogden road — Independent local corroboration of arrest-document allegations · 2026-09-08

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.