Dayton James Webber, 27, of La Plata, Maryland, is a professional cornhole player in the American Cornhole League.
He is also a quadruple amputee. And as of this week, he stands accused of first-degree murder.
Webber lost his limbs to a bacterial infection at 10 months old.
In a 2023 essay he wrote for NBC’s TODAY, Webber described his journey: “I went from overcoming a serious blood infection and undergoing a quadruple amputation as a baby to becoming a professional athlete as an adult.”
Webber had won the Maryland State Championship in cornhole, competed in the American Cornhole League, and appeared in nationally televised matches on ESPN.
The network profiled him in an episode of “SC Featured.”
Webber was the first quadruple amputee to compete in the American Cornhole League, according to ESPN.
The sports network had also previously reported on Webber in 2010, when he was wrestling as a 12-year-old.
On his social media, Webber described himself as a professional cornhole player and motivational speaker.
Then came Sunday night.
On Sunday, March 22, 2026, at approximately 10:40 p.m., police, firefighters, and emergency medical services responded to the area of La Plata Road and Radio Station Road in La Plata for a reported shooting.
Dispatchers were advised that a 911 caller reported a male had been shot in the head while inside a vehicle at that location.
According to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Webber was driving three passengers Sunday night in the area of Radio Station Road and Llano Drive when he fatally shot Wells, the front-seat passenger, during an argument.
Following the shooting, Webber reportedly pulled over near Radio Station Road and Llano Drive and asked the two witnesses to help pull the victim from the car.
Investigators say the witnesses refused to help Webber and got out of the car. Afterward, Webber reportedly drove off with Wells still in the car.
Just after midnight, a resident on Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, called 911 to report a body in their yard. Responding officers identified the body as Wells.
Wells has been identified as 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, of Waldorf. Wells was pronounced dead at the scene.
Webber was found later at a hospital in the Charlottesville, Virginia, area seeking treatment for a medical issue.
Albemarle County police officers arrested Webber after he was released from the hospital and charged him as a fugitive.
FOX 5 DC reported that Charles County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Diane Richardson stated: “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.”
Police have not explained how Webber, a quadruple amputee, was able to drive a car or fire a weapon.
Videos posted to social media do appear to show Webber shooting rifles and 9mm handguns.
Webber has a previous arrest history for impaired driving, after striking a police car and a building in St. Mary’s County.
Webber is awaiting extradition to Charles County, where he will be charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and other related charges.
