Quadruple Amputee Athlete Returned To MD To Face Murder Charges

CHARLES COUNTY, MD — Dayton James Webber, a quadruple amputee and professional cornhole player, was extradited from Virginia to Maryland this week, where he was taken into custody in connection with the death of a 27-year-old man in Charles County.

Authorities confirmed Webber was taken to the Charles County jail from the Albemarle County Detention Center in Virginia on Tuesday. The transfer comes a week after Webber was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Bradrick Wells in La Plata.

"Due to Webber’s specific medical and mobility needs, appropriate accommodations will be provided in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, established correctional standards, and best practices," the Charles County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. "Webber is currently being held pending a bond review."

According to authorities, Webber shot and killed Wells during an argument on March 22. A news release said Webber was driving a vehicle with people he knew when an argument occurred. Wells was a front-seat passenger in the car.

Once Wells was shot, police said Webber pulled over near Radio Station Road and Llano Drive in La Plata and asked the passengers to help pull the victim out of the car. The witnesses refused, exited the car and fled.

Webber then drove away with Wells still in the car, police said.

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About 10:25 p.m. that night, officers with the La Plata Police Department were flagged down by two people who were in the back seat of the car when Wells was shot, officials said.

Charles County patrol officers helped search locations where Webber may have fled. Nearly two hours later, a resident in the 10000 block of Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall called 911 to report a body in a yard.

Officers found Wells at that site, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff's office said.

Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office obtained a warrant for Webber’s arrest and located his car in Charlottesville, Virginia. Webber was found at a nearby hospital seeking treatment for a medical issue.

NBC Washington reported that the Charles County Sheriff's Office confirmed Webber is a professional cornhole player who has tournaments. In 2023, he wrote an essay for the network's "TODAY" show about becoming a professional cornhole player.

“I believe that God put me on this planet for one reason,” Webber told ESPN, “to inspire other people just by me doing my daily tasks.”

In an interview with The Baltimore Banner, Wells' father said Webber and his son were closely acquainted and hunted deer together. Michael Wells said his son was also uncertain about associating with Webber, whom he said had an "unstable reputation."

“Who knows why he slipped like that?” Michael Wells said.