If Convicted Of Murder, Dayton Webber’s Inspirational Story Will Take A Dramatic Turn
“I have been a quadruple amputee since contracting a serious streptococcus pneumonia blood infection when I was 10 months old,” Dayton James Webber, now 27, told the Today Show in 2023.
Continuing, Webber explained, “As doctors rushed to save my life, they realized they needed to amputate my arms and legs to slow the infection. They told my parents there was only a 3% chance that I’d survive.”
Not only did Webber survive the operation, but he thrived. Without having hands or legs, Webber recalled growing up and teaching himself how to drive by engaging in go-kart races, and he began competing professionally in cornhole when he was around 16 years old.
Webber also noted that he goes hunting…
Webber Charged With First-Degree Murder
As told in an interview with The Baltimore Banner, Michael Wells — the father of the alleged victim, Bradrick Wells, 27 — said his son and Webber would sometimes go deer hunting together. He even stated that Bradrick Wells often served as a caretaker for Webber.
On March 22, 2026, Dayton Webber, known as a professional cornhole player who has no hands or legs, was arrested by officers of the Albemarle County Police Department in Charlottesville, Virginia.
According to an incident report shared by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office of La Plata, Maryland, Webber was driving with his friend, Bradrick Wells, as well as two others in his hometown of La Plata.
The two individuals in the backseat told officers that while Webber was driving, he got into an argument with Wells, who was in the passenger seat. This argument led to Webber shooting and killing Wells.
The report then states, “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.”
As witnesses to the alleged murder of Wells, the two individuals proceeded to get the attention of officers with La Plata Police Department, and a search began in conjunction with deputies of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.
When a 911 call came through two hours later from Charlotte Hall, Maryland, authorities were informed of the body of Wells being located in someone’s yard. Wells was pronounced dead at the scene.
From there, a warrant was put out for Webber’s arrest, and his vehicle was found in Charlottesville, Virginia. Not far from there, Webber was detained at a hospital in Charlottesville where he was receiving treatment for a “medical issue.”
Upon being extradited to Charles County, Webber was charged with First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, two counts of Assault in the First Degree, and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony.
See Dayton Webber’s mugshot, and read the full incident report, here:
Watch a video of Dayton Webber firing a gun, here:
Read the full statement on the incident from the American Cornhole League, here:
See Webber tossing a beanbag, here:
This is a developing story.