Quadruple amputee cornhole player accused of murder in Maryland

A nonrecreational cornhole subordinate and quadruple amputee was arrested and charged with execution successful Maryland, authorities said.

Dayton James Webber, 27, was located successful Virginia aft a antheral had been recovered changeable to decease successful Charles County, Maryland, connected Sunday, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said. Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf, was recovered dormant successful a gait successful Charlotte Hall, Maryland.

After the Charles County Sheriff's Office obtained an apprehension warrant, Webber's car was recovered successful Charlottesville, Virginia, and helium was located astatine a adjacent infirmary seeking attraction for a aesculapian issue. 

Webber was past arrested by constabulary successful Virginia and was charged arsenic a fugitive from justice. He is awaiting extradition to Maryland, wherever helium volition beryllium charged with first-degree murder, second-degree execution and different related charges, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said. 

Webber arrested aft man's assemblage recovered successful yard

Two radical flagged down constabulary astir 10:25 p.m. connected Sunday adjacent the country of La Plata Road and Radio Station Road successful La Plata, Maryland, reporting they had witnessed a deadly shooting, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators said witnesses were successful the backmost spot of a conveyance erstwhile the driver, identified by constabulary arsenic Webber, allegedly changeable and killed the front-seat rider during an argument. According to police, the witnesses refused to assistance Webber propulsion the unfortunate retired of the car, and they near the country portion Webber "then fled with the unfortunate inactive successful the car."

After astir 2 hours, a nonmigratory reported a assemblage successful a gait successful Charlotte Hall, astir 15 miles southeast of La Plata, authorities said. 

Deputies identified Wells arsenic the unfortunate who was recovered successful the yard. Investigators past obtained a warrant for Webber's arrest, and helium was located and taken into custody successful Virginia. An lawyer for Webber wasn't listed successful Maryland arsenic of Monday evening. 

Anyone with further details astir the lawsuit is asked to telephone Detective R. Johnson astatine 301-609-6453. Tipsters who privation to stay anonymous tin interaction the Charles County Crime Solvers astatine 1-866-411-TIPS.  

Webber successful the American Cornhole League

Webber, a nonrecreational cornhole subordinate successful the American Cornhole League, was featured by ESPN in 2023. He competed successful the American Cornhole League World Championships successful 2021. In the ESPN profile, Webber's household said helium became a quadruple amputee aft contracting a bacterial corruption that led to sepsis astatine 10 months old. 

The American Cornhole League said successful a statement Monday connected societal media that it's "aware of the reports regarding allegations involving Dayton Webber. This is an highly superior substance and our thoughts are with each those impacted, including the household and loved ones of Bradrick Michael Wells."  

ACL continued, "At this time, this remains an progressive ineligible situation. We respect the judicial process and volition not remark connected circumstantial allegations oregon details portion proceedings are ongoing. We volition supply updates if and erstwhile it is due to bash so, but successful the meantime the league volition person nary further comment."

The ACL told CBS News Baltimore that Webber hasn't been an progressive subordinate successful the league since precocious 2024.