{"id":492507,"date":"2026-03-24T11:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/492507\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:39:11","slug":"us-quadruple-amputee-cornhole-champion-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/492507\/","title":{"rendered":"US quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested on suspicion of murder | Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Maryland<\/a> man who made history as the first quadruple amputee to compete in the professional televised American Cornhole League has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing a passenger in his car during an argument.<\/p>\n

Dayton Webber \u2013 who became a champion cornhole player after losing his limbs and nearly dying from a bacterial infection in his infancy \u2013 faces murder charges in connection with the death of Bradrick Wells, authorities said on Monday.<\/p>\n

According to a statement<\/a> from investigators with the sheriff\u2019s office of Charles county in suburban Baltimore, Webber was driving his car with Wells as his front-seat passenger at about 10.25pm on Sunday when the pair began arguing in front of others who were in the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Webber, 27, then allegedly shot Wells to death, pulled over in the community of La Plata, and asked the other passengers to help him remove the dead man from the car, the sheriff\u2019s office said. The others refused, got out of the car and fled the scene while Webber drove away with the body of Wells, also 27, the agency added.<\/p>\n

Two people who purportedly saw the killing waved down police officers on patrol in that area and reported what had happened, setting off a search for Webber.<\/p>\n

A couple of hours later, a resident of nearby Charlotte Hall, Maryland<\/a>, called investigators to report a body in a yard.<\/p>\n

Investigators determined the body was that of Wells, and the Charles county sheriff\u2019s office said its deputies obtained a warrant to arrest Webber.<\/p>\n

Authorities said they found Webber\u2019s car in Charlottesville, Virginia, about 150 miles from where Wells\u2019 body had been recovered. They reportedly tracked Webber down to a nearby hospital, where he had allegedly sought treatment for an unspecified medical issue.<\/p>\n

The Albemarle county police department, whose jurisdiction includes the hospital, arrested Webber as a fugitive upon his discharge. Charles county sheriff\u2019s deputies said they planned to book Webber with murder and other charges after his transfer to their custody.<\/p>\n

Investigators said Webber, Wells and the other passengers were \u201call known to each other\u201d. They did not elaborate on a possible motive for the victim\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n

Asked whether the sheriff\u2019s office suspected Wells was shot dead with a gun that had equipment adapting it for use by someone without hands, an agency spokesperson said that was unknown. The spokesperson noted that sheriff\u2019s office investigators had not immediately been able to serve a search warrant on the car where Wells was killed.<\/p>\n

Webber\u2019s arrest quickly gained widespread attention beyond Maryland, coming nearly 16 years after he first landed on the radar of ESPN, which broadcasts the American Cornhole League (ACL). In 2010, the sports outlet reported<\/a> that Webber was a budding wrestler and football player despite not having hands or feet.<\/p>\n

He was 10 months old when he had contracted a bacterial infection so severe that he was given the last rites, prayers offered to those whose deaths are evidently imminent. Wells survived after the amputations of his legs and lower arms \u2013 and a months-long hospital stay.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Webber published an essay<\/a> on NBC\u2019s Today website in part about how he had helped teammates of his erase a 16-point deficit to win their state\u2019s cornhole finals. He called it one of the biggest accomplishments of his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I could make it as a pro\u201d at that moment, Webber wrote. \u201cIt felt amazing to go from underdog to winner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cornhole involves trying to toss small bags filled with dried corn at targets made from an inclined wooden platform with a hole at its higher end.<\/p>\n

Posts<\/a> on a Facebook page under Webber\u2019s name said he signed a pro cornhole contract in 2021, six years after he narrowed his focus to the game.<\/p>\n

He was later drafted into the American Cornhole League (ACL), becoming its first quadruple amputee player. His page went on to report multiple tournament victories and other strong competition showings.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s SC Featured, known for telling inspiring sports stories, profiled Webber in 2023. \u201cSomething I\u2019ve been doing my whole life is overcoming things that people didn\u2019t think I could,\u201d Webber said on the segment, which at one point shows him celebrating by doing a kind of handstand as well as the dance known as the worm.<\/p>\n

Asked what he wanted people to learn from his life, he said: \u201cIf you put your mind to it, anything is possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world won\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

ESPN SportsCenter also gave Webber a spot<\/a> on one of its top 10 plays segments.<\/p>\n

That appearance showed him making four consecutive cornhole shots into the hole for which he was aiming, including by banking his bag off an opposing one on the final attempt. The highlight ended with a SportsCenter anchor saying: \u201cDayton Webber \u2013 remember the name.\u201d<\/p>\n

A relative of Wells\u2019s declined to comment.<\/p>\n