Quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested in Charles County murder

A professional cornhole champion who is a quadruple amputee awaits extradition to Maryland after he was accused of killing a friend in Charles County late Sunday, authorities say.

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Dayton James Webber was arrested Monday by officers with the Albemarle County Police Department in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The 27-year-old will be charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and related crimes, according to a news release from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities said Webber shot and killed 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, of Waldorf, a front-seat passenger in Webber’s Tesla, at the corner of La Plata Road and Radio Station Road in La Plata — about an hour and a half southeast of Baltimore.

“Apparently the driver and the front-seat passenger were involved in some kind of an argument. We’re not sure why,” Charles County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Diane Richardson told media on Monday.

Authorities said the shooting was witnessed by two passengers in the back seat, who refused Webber’s request to help him pull the victim out of the vehicle.

After the pair got out of the car and left the scene, Webber fled with the victim in the car, according to the news release.

The two witnesses flagged down La Plata police officers at about 10:25 p.m., the sheriff’s office said. Wells’ body was then found in Charlotte Hall.

“About two hours later, we did get a call from somebody who lives on Newport Church Road, which is in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, and they indicated that there was a body in their yard,” Richardson told reporters.

Detectives from the sheriff’s office found Webber’s car in Charlottesville, Virginia, more than 100 miles away, and later located the athlete at a local hospital.

According to news reports from ESPN and an essay he wrote for NBC’s “Today” show, Webber contracted a serious blood infection when he was 10 months old and doctors amputated his legs and lower arms to slow the infection. Medical professionals told his family he had a 3% chance of surviving, he wrote.

In an interview with ESPN from August 2024, Webber said that the amputations did not stop him from pursuing athletic prowess in the American Cornhole League.

Cornhole, often called “bags,” is a popular backyard game where players toss bean bags from 27 feet away at a raised board with a hole. The first to reach 21 points wins.

“I believe that God put me on this planet for one reason,” he said, “to inspire other people just by me doing my daily tasks.”

The league released a statement on Instagram acknowledging that it was aware of Webber’s arrest and expressed condolences to Wells’ family and loved ones.

“At this time, this remains an active legal situation. We respect the judicial process and will not comment on the specific allegations or details while proceedings are ongoing,” the post read.

Webber is the first quadruple amputee in the American Cornhole League’s history.

Being a quadruple amputee never curbed Webber’s competitive nature.

He grew up playing sports, such as football and wrestling, according to ESPN, which produced a short documentary on him in 2023. Webber told ESPN he’d been passionate about cornhole since he was 8 years old, playing with his friends and family in their La Plata neighborhood.

When he started taking the game seriously, Webber told ESPN, he played up to 16 tournaments in a week. “Average person might play three to five tournaments a week,” he said. “Always looking to better myself.”

A YouTube video posted by @daytonjwebber appears to show Webber firing what is described as a 9mm handgun. The 2024 video has gotten more than 107,000 views.

Richardson did not immediately respond to The Banner’s request for comment.

Banner reporter Darreonna Davis contributed to this story.

This story has been corrected to say Webber developed a blood infection when he was 10 months old.