Maryland Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Player Charged With First-Degree Murder

Dayton James Webber, 27, was behind the wheel of a car in La Plata when he allegedly shot and killed a friend during an argument Sunday night before dumping the victim's body and fleeing to Virginia, authorities say.

The witnesses, identified in the charging documents as W1 and W2, told police that Webber pulled out a firearm and shot Bradrick Michael Wells twice in the head during the argument. According to police, the witnesses refused to help Webber pull the victim out of the car, and they left the scene while Webber "then fled with the victim still in the car." After about two hours, a resident reported a body in a yard in Charlotte Hall, about 15 miles southeast of La Plata. The shooting is alleged to have occurred at 1015 Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall, Charles County, Maryland.

After authorities obtained an arrest warrant, Webber's car was found in Charlottesville, Virginia, and he was located at a nearby hospital seeking treatment for a medical issue. Webber was then arrested by police in Virginia and was charged as a fugitive from justice. Officers with the Albemarle County Police Department arrested Webber once he was released from the hospital. Webber is now awaiting extradition back to Charles County, where he will face charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and other related charges. Those charges include two counts of assault in the first degree and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

According to the statement of charges filed by Det. M. Bigelow of the Charles County Sheriff's Office, Webber picked up two witnesses from work in a vehicle, with Wells already in the front passenger seat, and an argument broke out between Webber and Wells while driving. Diane Richardson of the Charles County Sheriff's Office said the incident occurred around 10:30 Sunday night, when the suspect and three other people were in a car traveling on Radio Station Road when the driver and the front-seat passenger became involved in an argument.

The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, of Waldorf.

"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," Diane Richardson of the Charles County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Police have not explained how Webber was able to drive a car or fire a weapon.

Webber had won the Maryland State Championship in cornhole, competed in the American Cornhole League, and had nationally televised matches on ESPN, which even profiled him in an episode of "SC Featured." His family said he became a quadruple amputee after contracting a bacterial infection that led to sepsis at 10 months old. In 2023, he wrote an essay for NBC's TODAY sharing what it took to go from an amateur to a professional competitor. One of his social media videos is entitled "No hands, no feet shooting 9mm handgun."

The American Cornhole League said Webber had not been an active participant with the league since late 2024, adding that it was aware of the reports regarding the allegations and that its thoughts were with those impacted, "including the family and loved ones of Bradrick Michael Wells." The league added that the matter remains an active legal situation and that it respects the judicial process and will not comment on specific allegations or details while proceedings are ongoing.

Christopher Nevitt, a community resident, told reporters he had recently played cornhole with Webber at a tournament at a nearby Greene Turtle restaurant. "Obviously, people start shooting texts back-and-forth, like, 'Hey, did you see this?' You're like, 'I just saw that guy not too long ago,'" Nevitt said.

An attorney for Webber was not listed in Maryland court records as of Monday evening.