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A shocking incident unfolded in Maryland where a quadruple amputee, who is also a professional cornhole player, was taken into custody for allegedly shooting another man during a heated dispute on Sunday.
The authorities reported that 27-year-old Dayton James Webber was inside his Tesla SUV when he allegedly shot his passenger, Bradrick Michael Wells, also 27, amid an argument in La Plata.
According to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Webber reportedly stopped the vehicle and attempted to enlist help from two backseat passengers to remove Wells from the car. When they refused, they fled the scene and contacted the police. It has been confirmed that all individuals in the car were acquainted with each other.
Webber then drove away with Wells’ body still in the vehicle. The victim’s remains were later discovered in a yard on Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall, Maryland.
Wells was pronounced dead at the scene, while Webber was eventually apprehended by police at a hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia. He now faces extradition to Charles County, Maryland, where he will be charged with first- and second-degree murder.
Police have yet to explain how Webber, who has no limbs, was able to fire his weapon or ditch the body.
Maryland police say 27-year-old Dayton James Webber (pictured) was in his Tesla SUV when he shot and killed his passenger, 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, in La Plata
Dayton Webber is an avid outdoorsman, in addition to being a professional cornhole player
Dayton Webber, 27, is able to compete in cornhole by holding the bag between his arms
Webber was diagnosed with a bacterial infection as a child that ultimately led to sepsis
‘It’s early in the investigation, but there’s no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved in the shooting and that he acted alone,’ Charles County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Diane Richardson said, as quoted by Fox5DC.com.
Webber reportedly became a quadruple amputee as a baby due to a blood infection that ultimately led to sepsis.
‘They suggested he be baptized and given his last rights,’ Webber’s mother, Natalie, told ESPN in 2023. ‘That just didn’t enter my thoughts that I was going to lose him.’
Ultimately, his arms were amputated just above the elbow, giving him the ability to pin objects between his upper arms. It’s this trait that allowed him to become a competitive cornhole player, ultimately joining the American Cornhole League in 2023.
Dayton Webber, 27, has been the subject of several ESPN profiles following his amputations
Dayton Webber, now 27, said his passion for cornhole began when he was about 8
‘At first, it took me a little while to get it there to the board consistently,’ he told ESPN of his cornhole obsession, which began at age 8. ‘I was able to compensate the grip on the bag by just grabbing the corner of it with me propelling myself forward.
‘It’s something I’ve been doing my whole life, is overcoming things that people didn’t think I can do.’
Interestingly, this was the second piece ESPN did on Webber. As a 12-year-old wrestler in Maryland, he was featured in an ESPN.com article.
‘I like wrestling better than any other sport,’ he told ESPN.com. ‘I like using my strength and being fit. And I don’t have to rely on other people to do stuff for me like you do in football. Sometimes when I watch my teammates in certain situations I wish I had hands, but I just try to do things my own way.’
The Daily Mail has reached out to an American Cornhole League spokesperson for comment.