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Police are investigating how Webber could have fired a weapon and driven a car during the alleged murder. A professional cornhole player who is a quadruple amputee is facing murder charges following an alleged road rage incident.
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Dayton James Webber of La Plata, Md., allegedly shot and killed Bradrick Michael Wells of Waldorf, Md., on Sunday, March 22
Webber, a quadruple amputee since he was 10 months old, became a professional cornhole player as an adult, and is now facing multiple murder charges following an alleged road rage incident
Webber appeared to confirm he had learned to drive with his disability in a guest essay he wrote for TODAY in 2023
Charged as a fugitive from justice and awaits extradition, where he is expected to be charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and other related charges in connection with an alleged road rage shooting.
Dayton James Webber of La Plata, Md., allegedly shot and killed Bradrick Michael Wells of Waldorf, Md., on Sunday, March 22, the Charles County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said in a press release the following day.
The shooting took place at 10:25 p.m. local time on Sunday, near La Plata Road and Radio Station Road in La Plata. Police said a "preliminary investigation" found that two witnesses were riding in the backseat of a vehicle when Webber allegedly fired into the car during a dispute, killing Wells, who was in the front seat. He was 27.
Webber, who began playing cornhole professionally as an adult, became a quadruple amputee when he was only 10 months old, according to a guest essay he wrote for the TODAY show in 2023. His limbs were amputated after "contracting a serious streptococcus pneumonia blood infection" with only a "3% chance" he would survive. "For four months in the hospital, I fought and eventually overcame the infection," Webber wrote in the essay for TODAY at the time. "I learned how to do things, such as writing, on my own. I even taught myself how to drive by racing go-karts."
As law enforcement continues to investigate how Webber could have allegedly committed the fatal shooting, it appears that Webber previously said he had learned to drive with his disability. "Teaching myself how to do various tasks — such as writing, picking things off the floor and even driving — helps me with cornhole, too," Webber wrote in the TODAY essay.
"Webber pulled over in the area of Radio Station Road and Llano Drive and asked the passengers to help pull the victim out of the car; however, the witnesses refused, got out of the car, and left the scene," the CCSO alleged in the press release regarding the shooting. "Webber then fled with the victim still in the car. All occupants of the car are known to each other."
Almost two hours after the shooting, a resident in the 10000 block of Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall, Md., called the police after spotting a body in a nearby yard. When police arrived, they quickly identified the deceased as Wells, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The CCSO proceeded to seek out Webber with a warrant for his arrest, and later discovered his vehicle in Charlottesville, Va. "Webber was found at a nearby hospital seeking treatment for a medical issue," the CCSO wrote.
"Upon being released from the hospital, Webber was arrested by officers with the Albemarle County Police Department and was charged as a fugitive from justice," the CCSO added. Webber is now awaiting extradition to Charles County, Md., where he is expected to be charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and other related charges, per the CCSO.
"He's got great capabilities and abilities," Diane Richardson, a spokesperson for the CCSO, tells PEOPLE, pointing to YouTube videos previously shared by Webber in which he shoots a "nine millimeter handgun."
Richardson also tells PEOPLE that Webber and Wells "knew each other" before the shooting.
Anyone with additional details about this case is asked to call Det. R. Johnson at 301-609-6453. Tipsters who want to remain anonymous may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS.
