Family speaks out after deadly La Plata shooting involving cornhole player

Bradrick Michael Wells was a new father who loved motocross and cars, and his family is pushing the focus back to the 27-year-old Waldorf man killed in a La Plata shooting that has drawn attention because the accused is a professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee.

Authorities say Wells was shot dead on March 22, 2026, during an argument inside a vehicle near Radio Station Road and La Plata Road in Charles County. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said officers arrived and found Wells, 27, of Waldorf, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect, Dayton James Webber, 27, of La Plata, was identified as the shooter. Court and police reports say Webber is a nationally known adaptive athlete who lost all four limbs as an infant after a severe bacterial infection and became known for competing in cornhole despite his disability. That unusual biography has fueled wide attention, but prosecutors say the evidence does not support self-defense.

Investigators said two people in the back seat witnessed the shooting. Police also said one or more of the passengers were asked to help pull Wells from the vehicle after the shooting, but refused and called police instead. That account places the killing squarely inside a small group of witnesses whose statements could become central in court.

After the shooting, detectives obtained a warrant for Webber’s arrest and later found his vehicle in Charlottesville, Virginia. Webber was located at a nearby hospital and arrested there as a fugitive from justice on March 23 before being brought back to Maryland after waiving extradition. A Charles County grand jury indicted him on April 13 on first-degree murder, second-degree murder, reckless endangerment and firearm-related offenses.

If convicted of first-degree murder, Webber could face life in prison. His attorney has publicly argued the shooting was self-defense, setting up a sharp legal fight over what happened in that car and whether the evidence matches that claim.

For Wells’ family, the loss has been measured in personal terms, not headlines. Loved ones say he was a young father with a future ahead of him, remembered for his interest in motocross and cars. As the case moves through Charles County court, the family’s message has been clear: the man who died in La Plata should not be lost beneath the notoriety of the man accused of killing him.