Quadruple amputee, professional cornhole player charged with murder after alleged roadside killing

A nonrecreational cornhole subordinate and quadruple amputee is facing execution charges aft allegedly gunning down a antheral successful Maryland this week. 

27-year-old Dayton Webber, of La Plata, allegedly changeable and killed a rider successful his conveyance pursuing an statement connected the evening of Sunday, March 22, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. 

Two individuals flagged down La Plata constabulary officers astir 10:25 p.m., telling officers they were passengers riding successful the backseat of Webber’s vehicle, authorities said. 

The witnesses said Webber fatally changeable the front-seat passenger, identified arsenic 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, doubly successful the caput during an argument, according to tribunal documents obtained by FOX 5. 

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Dayton Webber is charged with first-degree murder, on with further related charges, aft helium allegedly changeable and killed a rider successful his car successful La Plata, Maryland connected Sunday, March 22, 2026, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. (Charles County Sheriff's Office)

A preliminary probe revealed Webber allegedly pulled the conveyance implicit and asked the passengers to assistance region Wells from the vehicle, but the radical of friends "refused, got retired of the car, and near the scene," according to authorities.

Webber past fled the country with Wells inactive successful the car, authorities said. 

Officers began canvassing assorted locations successful an effort to find Webber. 

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Dayton Webber runs to bargain 3rd basal astatine Angel Stadium successful Anaheim, California connected Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. (Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

Approximately 2 hours later, a Charlotte Hall nonmigratory called 911 to study a assemblage successful a yard, according to authorities.

Officers responded and located Wells, who was pronounced dormant astatine the scene. 

Webber’s conveyance was aboriginal recovered astir 2 and a fractional hours distant successful Charlottesville, Virginia, authorities said.

Detectives subsequently located Webber seeking aesculapian attraction astatine a adjacent infirmary and Albemarle County officers placed him nether apprehension pursuing his merchandise from care. 

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Dayton Webber steals 3rd basal astatine Angel Stadium successful Anaheim, California connected Sunday, August. 21, 2016.  (Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

Following his extradition to Charles County, Webber is expected to beryllium charged with first-degree murder, on with further related charges, authorities said.

Officials person not yet elaborated connected however Webber was capable to run a conveyance oregon occurrence a weapon. 

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​​"It’s aboriginal successful the investigation, but there’s nary grounds to suggest anyone other was progressive successful the shooting and that helium acted alone," Diane Richardson of the Charles County Sheriff's Office said successful a statement, according to FOX 5.

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Both of Webber’s arms and legs were removed erstwhile helium was conscionable 10 months aged aft helium contracted a bacterial corruption that lone had a 3% accidental of survival, according to a 2024 ESPN video profile. 

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He antecedently made headlines arsenic a nonrecreational jock for the American Cornhole League, wherever helium was referred to arsenic "an unstoppable cornhole player" successful a 2023 video posted to the league’s YouTube channel.

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"That's 1 of the large things astir our sport, however accessible it is, and however we similar to accidental anyone tin play, anyone tin win, due to the fact that if you privation to enactment your caput to it, you privation to enactment the clip into practice, you tin go competitive," ACL commissioner Stacey Moore told Fox News Digital earlier this month. 

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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office and Webber’s lawyer did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.