Just before 10: 30 p. m. ET on a Sunday night in Charles County, Maryland, a car ride ended in a set of allegations that now surround dayton webber, a 27-year-old professional cornhole player from La Plata. Investigators say an argument inside the vehicle turned deadly, and the hours that followed carried the case from roadside intersections to a front yard in Charlotte Hall—and then across state lines to a hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia.
What are police alleging happened inside the car?
Investigators allege that Dayton James Webber, 27, was driving a car with two people in the backseat and Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf, in the front passenger seat. Authorities say Webber and Wells got into an argument, and that Webber shot Wells while Wells was in the passenger seat. Police say Wells died from the shooting.
In the account provided by investigators, Webber then pulled over and asked the backseat passengers to help pull Wells out of the car. The two people refused, got out of the vehicle, and left the area. Investigators say Webber then drove away with Wells still in the car.
Where was Bradrick Michael Wells found, and what happened next?
Nearly two hours after the initial events described by investigators, a resident in the 10000 block of Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall reported that a body had been found in a front yard. Wells’ body was found in a yard on Newport Church Road, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators say Webber’s car was tracked to Charlottesville, Virginia. Webber was located at a nearby hospital where, authorities say, he was being treated for a medical issue. After he was released, investigators say he was arrested.
Who is Dayton Webber, and what charges is he facing?
Webber is described as a quadruple amputee and a professional cornhole player affiliated with the American Cornhole League. In one account, he is described as having undergone quadruple amputation as a baby after a blood infection.
Authorities say he is awaiting extradition back to Charles County. He has been charged as a fugitive from justice, and investigators say he will face first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and other related charges once returned.
For the sport he plays, the contrast between competitive accessibility and the violence alleged in this case is difficult to reconcile. Stacey Moore, commissioner of the American Cornhole League, has spoken publicly about cornhole’s accessibility, saying, “That’s one of the great things about our sport, how accessible it is, and how we like to say anyone can play, anyone can win, because if you want to put your mind to it, you want to put the time into practice, you can become competitive. ”
Now, the name dayton webber sits at the center of a criminal case that investigators say began with an argument in a car and ended with a young man’s body left in a yard.
