A quadruple amputee and cornhole pro are accused of shooting and killing a man while he was driving
A notorious quadruple cornhole player has been jailed after authorities say he shot and killed a front-seat passenger Sunday night while driving in Maryland.
Dayton Webber, 27, was driving a car when he opened fire on Bradrick Michael Wells during an argument while driving in the city of La Plata, the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Webber, who lives in La Plata, stopped and asked the backseat passengers to help get Wells out of the car, but they refused, alerting La Plata police and reporting the shooting, the sheriff’s office said.
Two hours later, the body of Wells, 27, of Waldorf, Maryland, was found in a backyard in Charlotte Hall, a community about 14 miles east of La Plata, the sheriff’s office said.
At that time, the sheriff’s office obtained a warrant for Webber’s arrest on suspicion of murder, it said.
The Charles County public defender’s office, as well as the attorney who previously represented Webber in separate cases where he pleaded guilty and received probation for driving on a suspended license and driving on a suspended license violation, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The sheriff’s office said Webber was found after detectives tracked down his car in Charlottesville, Virginia. It said he was at the hospital seeking treatment for an undisclosed medical condition and was arrested by Albemarle County Sheriff’s Department officers after he was released.
The police department said in a statement that officers began looking for Webber when they learned that he may have been driving to his home in Virginia.
An Albemarle County police officer looked at security video at the gas station, saw the suspect and found Webber nearby, the police department said. He was arrested without incident, he said.
Webber is awaiting extradition to Maryland, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said, where he will be charged with first- and second-degree murder and related charges.
Webber competes in the American Cornhole League, which called the case “a very serious matter.”
“Our thoughts are with all those affected, including the family and loved ones of Bradrick Michael Wells,” the department said in a statement.
It added that it would not comment further at this time and would provide updates “if and when it is appropriate to do so.”
Webber’s YouTube channel, confirmed by NBC News, has videos of him shooting guns. The titles of the videos include the words “No hands no feet shooting.”
In a 2023 TODAY.com story, Webber said his arms and legs were amputated to save his life from a blood-borne streptococcus pneumonia infection when he was 10 months old. He said the doctors gave him a 3% chance of survival.
That year, the American Cornhole League called Webber “unstoppable” in a video about him. “He is a great example of our motto – anyone can play, anyone can win,” he said.
Growing up as a quadruple amputee forced Webber to learn to overcome limitations and thrive, and he eventually taught himself to write, race go-karts and compete in cornholes, he wrote.
Webber said the cornhole taught him to face challenges as they come each day.
