LA PLATA, Md. (DC News Now) – A professional cornhole player is behind bars after he allegedly shot and killed someone during an argument in a Maryland town over the weekend, according to officials.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) said authorities charged Dayton James Webber, 27, of La Plata, a quadruple amputee and professional cornhole player, with the deadly Sunday night shooting.
The investigation began when two people flagged down La Plata Police Department officers near the area of La Plata Road and Radio Station Road. There, the two witnesses told officers that they were in the backseat of a car when the driver, identified as Webber, shot and killed the front seat passenger during an argument.
Following the shooting, Webber allegedly pulled over near Radio Station Road and Llano Drive and asked the two witnesses to help pull the victim from the car. However, the pair refused, got out of the car and left the scene.
Deputies said Webber then fled the scene with the victim still in the car, and patrol officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office began helping canvas areas where Webber might have gone.
About two hours later, a resident in the 10000 block of Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall called 911 to report a body in a yard, the sheriff’s office said.
When officers responded, they found the shooting victim, Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf, dead at the scene, according to authorities.
Detectives from the CCSO received an arrest warrant for Webber.
FILE – Dayton Webber, 18, runs to steal third base at Angel Stadium on Sunday. Webber’s prosthetic feet were donated by Game Changer Feet. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
FILE – Dayton, whose limbs were amputated because of a life-threatening bacterial infection, does a handstand on his moving skateboard as Copper tries to start a game of catch. (The Washington Post / Contributor/ Getty Images)
FILE – Mike Webber looks on as his sons Dayton,11, (R) and Justin,5, warm up for their wrestling match at The Unique Sports Academy on January 16, 2010 in Waldorf, Md. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images}
Investigators found Webber’s car in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the pro cornhole player at a local hospital where he was seeking treatment for an unspecified medical issue, officials said.
Southern Maryland News Net, which reported that the car was a white Tesla, shared a 2024 video purportedly showing Webber shooting and reloading a pistol.
Officers with the Albemarle County Police Department arrested Webber once he was released from the hospital, charging him as a fugitive from justice.
Webber is awaiting extradition to Charles County, where he will be charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and other related charges, Nexstar’s WDVM reports.
Outlets including sports network ESPN have covered Webber’s career, which he built after losing much of his arms and legs to a dangerous blood infection when he was 10 months old.
Webber told TODAY that since he was a child he has learned to pick things up off the floor, hunt, fish, write, drive, race go-karts and even operate heavy machinery.
