La Plata, Maryland – A professional cornhole player who is a quadruple amputee faces first-degree murder and second-degree murder charges after authorities say he shot and killed a man during an argument inside a moving vehicle.
Dayton James Webber, 27, of La Plata, was arrested Monday in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is awaiting extradition to Charles County, Maryland, where he will face the murder charges and other related counts in the death of Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.
The incident occurred around 10:25 p.m. on March 22 in the area of Radio Station Road and Llano Drive in La Plata. Webber was driving a car with three passengers when he allegedly shot Wells, who was seated in the front passenger seat, during an argument, officials said.
Webber then pulled the vehicle over and asked the two backseat passengers to help remove Wells from the car. The passengers refused, exited the vehicle, and flagged down nearby La Plata police officers. Webber drove away with Wells still inside the vehicle.
Nearly two hours later, a resident discovered Wells’ body in a yard on Newport Church Road in nearby Charlotte Hall. Officers pronounced him dead at the scene.
Webber’s vehicle was later located in the Charlottesville area. He was found at a local hospital receiving treatment for a medical issue. After his release from the hospital, Albemarle County police arrested him as a fugitive from justice.
All individuals in the vehicle knew one another, authorities said. The investigation remains ongoing.
Webber is a professional competitor in the American Cornhole League. He won the Maryland state championship in 2020 and competed in the league’s World Championships the following year. His matches have appeared on ESPN, and he has drawn national attention for his achievements despite becoming a quadruple amputee as an infant after a bacterial infection led to sepsis.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office has not released additional details about the alleged shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 301-609-6453 or Charles County Crime Solvers anonymously at 1-866-411-8477.
Webber has not been convicted of any crime and is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
