Rusty Weiss
Dayton James Webber is living proof that you can overcome literally anything life throws at you … except, apparently, basic anger management.
Webber, a 27-year-old quadruple amputee who became a pro cornhole stud in the American Cornhole League and a feel-good story for ESPN, now finds himself facing first- and second-degree murder charges after allegedly turning a Sunday night Tesla cruise in La Plata, Maryland, into a horror road rage incident.
According to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Webber got into it with his front-seat passenger, 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, pulled the trigger during the argument, then had the stones to ask the two terrified backseat passengers to help him yank the body out.
They wisely said ‘hard pass’ and sprinted into the night.
Webber drove off with the body still inside before abandoning it in a residential yard. About two hours later, a resident discovered Wells’ body in a yard on Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall, where he was pronounced dead at the scene.
“A preliminary investigation revealed the witnesses were in the back seat of a car when the driver, Dayton James Webber, 27, of La Plata, shot and killed the front seat passenger during an argument,” a statement from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office reads. “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.”
“Webber then fled with the victim still in the car. All occupants of the car are known to each other.”
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Webber continued driving more than 100 miles to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he sought treatment at a hospital for a reported medical issue. He was arrested by Albemarle County police upon release Monday morning and is now awaiting extradition to Maryland on the murder charges plus related offenses.
Webber, who lost his lower arms and legs to a bacterial infection as an infant, had gained national attention as an inspirational athlete in the American Cornhole League, competing successfully despite his disabilities.
He even shared videos of himself firing handguns. He was repeatedly featured on ESPN.
“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,” a 12-year-old Webber said in a separate profile.
He certainly did things his own way here. Even without hands, he was apparently armed and dangerous. The case remains under investigation.