US quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested on suspicion of murder

The Guardian - World News Legal & JudicialNews ReportEN 4 min read 100% complete by Ramon Antonio VargasMarch 24, 2026 at 09:00 AM

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Dayton Webber, a 27-year-old Maryland man and the first quadruple amputee to compete in the American Cornhole League, was arrested on suspicion of murder. The Charles County Sheriff's Office reported that Webber allegedly shot and killed Bradrick Wells, 27, during an argument in Webber's car in La Plata, Maryland, on Sunday night. After the shooting, Webber allegedly asked the other passengers to help him remove the body, but they refused and fled. Wells' body was later found in a yard in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, and Webber was apprehended at a hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he sought treatment for an unspecified medical issue. Webber faces charges of murder, assault, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Investigators stated that Webber, Wells, and the other passengers knew each other, but a motive for the killing has not been released.

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Webber was the first quadruple amputee to compete in the American Cornhole League.

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Webber shot Wells twice in the head.

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Webber is charged with murder, assault, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

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Webber and Wells were arguing in Webber's car before the shooting.

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Dayton Webber was arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing Bradrick Wells.

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Albemarle County Police Department 30% Virginia 30% Charlotte Hall 40% Charlottesville 40% La Plata 50% Maryland ×260% Charles County ×470% Bradrick Wells ×780% Dayton Webber ×1090%

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Charles County

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