Chilling footage has emerged of professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee Dayton James Webber firing two guns following his arrest on murder charges.
Police say 27-year-old Webber was in his Tesla SUV when he shot and killed his passenger, 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, during an argument in La Plata, Maryland.
Webber allegedly pulled over and asked two backseat passengers to help him remove Wells from the car, but they refused and fled before calling police. All occupants of the car were known to each other, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities say Webber fled the scene with Wells still in his car. The body was later found in a yard on Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall, Maryland.
While Wells was pronounced dead at the scene, Webber was ultimately located by police at a hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia and is now awaiting extradition to Charles County, Maryland on first- and second-degree murder charges.
Police have yet to explain how Webber, who has no limbs, was able to fire his weapon or ditch the body but online videos purportedly showing Webber using a handgun have emerged and show how he is able to do so.
Footage has emerged of professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee Dayton James Webber firing two guns following his arrest on murder charges
One clip shows Webber loading and firing a gun in a field before he smiles at the camera
One clip, posted to YouTube in 2024, shows Webber in a field. He puts the magazine into the gun with one arm while balancing it on his leg. He then picks it up and holds it between the end of his left arm and bicep on his right arm.
Webber then fires the gun by applying pressure with the end of his right arm. After firing a number of rounds, he turns and smiles at the camera.
A second video, also posted in 2024, shows Webber firing a long-range rifle in a wooded area. The gun is perched on a wooden bench and he is able to fire off a shot using the end of his right arm.
Webber reportedly became a quadruple amputee as a baby due to a blood infection that ultimately led to sepsis.
‘They suggested he be baptized and given his last rites,’ Webber’s mother, Natalie, told ESPN in 2023. ‘That just didn’t enter my thoughts that I was going to lose him.’
Ultimately, his arms were amputated just above the elbow, giving him the ability to pin objects between his upper arms. It’s this trait that allowed him to become a competitive cornhole player, ultimately joining the American Cornhole League in 2023.
‘At first, it took me a little while to get it there to the board consistently,’ he told ESPN of his cornhole obsession, which began at age 8. ‘I was able to compensate the grip on the bag by just grabbing the corner of it with me propelling myself forward.
‘It’s something I’ve been doing my whole life, is overcoming things that people didn’t think I could do.’
Maryland police say 27-year-old Webber (pictured) was in his Tesla SUV when he shot and killed his passenger, 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, in La Plata
Webber is an avid outdoorsman, in addition to being a professional cornhole player
Webber, 27, is able to compete in cornhole by holding the bag between his arms
Interestingly, this was the second piece ESPN did on Webber. As a 12-year-old wrestler in Maryland, he was featured in an ESPN.com article.
‘I like wrestling better than any other sport,’ he told ESPN.com. ‘I like using my strength and being fit. And I don’t have to rely on other people to do stuff for me like you do in football. Sometimes when I watch my teammates in certain situations I wish I had hands, but I just try to do things my own way.’
The American Cornhole League has released a statement in response to the arrest.
‘The ACL is aware of the reports regarding allegations involving Dayton Webber,’ the statement began. ‘This is an extremely serious matter and our thoughts are with all those impacted, including the family and loved ones of Bradrick Michael Wells.
‘At this time, this remains an active legal situation. We respect the judicial process and will not comment on specific allegations or details while proceedings are ongoing.’
‘It’s early in the investigation, but there’s no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved in the shooting and that he acted alone,’ Charles County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Diane Richardson said, as quoted by Fox5DC.com.
