Grand jury indicts professional cornhole player on first degree murder charge

Dayton Webber, a professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee, has been indicted by a grand jury on a first-degree murder charge.

The 27-year-old was arrested in late March following the fatal shooting of Bradrick Michael Wells in La Plata, Maryland.

According to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred while Webber was driving; he allegedly shot Wells, a front-seat passenger, during a heated argument before fleeing the scene with the victim still inside the vehicle.

The indictment, handed down on Friday, 10 April, includes multiple charges such as firearm use in a crime of violence and possession of a loaded handgun in a vehicle.

Witnesses in the backseat claimed Webber asked for their help in removing Wells' body, though they refused and departed. Wells was eventually discovered in a nearby yard two hours later.

Following a brief period in a Virginia hospital for an undisclosed medical issue, Webber waived his extradition rights and was ordered to be held without bail during an April hearing.

His defence attorney, Andrew Jezic, has maintained that the athlete acted purely in self-defence, stating: “The truth here is that he would have been a murder victim if he had not acted immediately in defense of his life.”

Before these legal troubles, Webber was widely known for his resilience, having survived a severe childhood infection that led to his amputations.

He previously detailed his adaptation to daily tasks like driving in a 2023 essay for Today. As the case moves toward trial, Webber remains in custody while investigators continue to review the events surrounding the violent confrontation.