Quadruple amputee cornhole champion facing murder charges in fatal shooting
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Key Points:
- Dayton James Webber, a 27-year-old quadruple amputee and Maryland cornhole champion, faces murder charges for allegedly fatally shooting a passenger, Bradrick Michael Wells, during an argument in La Plata, Maryland.
- The victim was found dead in a yard in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, after two backseat witnesses refused to help dispose of the body and reported the shooting to police.
- Webber fled to Virginia, was found at a gas station and later taken into custody after seeking medical treatment, and is awaiting extradition to Charles County to face first- and second-degree murder charges.
- Webber, Wells, and the other passengers were known to each other, and the American Cornhole League issued a statement expressing sympathy while respecting the ongoing legal process.
- Webber, profiled by ESPN in 2023, became a quadruple amputee due to sepsis as an infant and was recognized as Maryland's top cornhole player in 2020, competing in national championships.
