Quadruple-amputee cornhole pro charged with murder after Maryland shooting

Dayton James Webber, one of cornhole’s most recognizable pros, was jailed without bond after Maryland authorities charged the 27-year-old La Plata competitor with murder in the shooting death of Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf.

Police said the killing happened on the night of Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Charles County, Maryland, while Webber was driving and an argument erupted inside his car. NBC News reported that officers allege Webber was behind the wheel when he shot his front-seat passenger. After the shooting, authorities say Webber pulled over and asked the two back-seat passengers to help remove Wells from the vehicle, but they refused and instead flagged down police. Wells’s body was found about two hours later in a residential yard in Charlotte Hall, about 14 miles east of La Plata.

Webber was later located in Charlottesville, Virginia, where detectives traced his car and officers found him at a hospital after he sought treatment for an unspecified medical issue. He was arrested there as a fugitive from justice and was extradited to Maryland on March 31, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Maryland authorities say Webber will face first- and second-degree murder charges, along with assault and firearm allegations. At an April 1 bail review hearing in Charles County District Court, a judge ordered him held without bond and set a preliminary hearing for May 6.

The case has shaken cornhole because Webber was not just another tournament name. He had been profiled in 2023 as an inspirational athlete who rode dirt bikes, wrestled and played football before becoming a professional cornhole player, after losing his arms and legs at 10 months old because of a severe blood infection. That backstory made him one of the sport’s most visible figures, and now the league faces a different kind of test: how to protect the sport’s credibility when one of its stars is accused of a violent crime.

The American Cornhole League said it was aware of the allegations and described the matter as an extremely serious active legal situation, while also expressing condolences to Wells’s family and loved ones. For a sport still pushing for broader mainstream legitimacy, the response matters. Sponsors, event partners and fellow players will be watching closely to see whether the league tightens conduct standards, reshapes crisis communication and separates an individual case from the image of a growing professional circuit.

Webber’s attorney, Andrew Jezic, says he will argue self-defense and expects a lengthy trial. Prosecutors say the dispute involved a stolen gun, and ESPN reported that charging documents also referenced guns, drugs and a woman. Police say Webber and Wells had a prior conflict in 2024, when Webber ordered Wells to leave his home. However the case unfolds, it has already become a defining governance moment for cornhole, where the consequences now extend well beyond the board and the scoreboard.