Dayton James Webber, a professional cornhole player who has been publicly recognized for living with four amputated limbs, waived his right to an extradition hearing in Virginia while taking part in court by video from a jail, authorities said. Webber said during the brief Thursday hearing that he was trying to go back to Maryland.
The move sets up Webber to face Maryland charges tied to a fatal shooting of Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf, Maryland, according to police charging documents summarized in court coverage. Prosecutors in Maryland allege Webber shot Wells twice in the head after a heated argument while Webber was driving the car, and authorities have not said publicly what the argument was about.
The case began after the shooting Sunday night in Charles County, Maryland, when police said Webber pulled over in La Plata and asked two passengers in the back seat to help pull Wells out. The charging documents described how the passengers refused, got out of the car, and flagged down police officers.
Authorities said Webber fled after the shooting with Wells still in the car, and later detectives found him in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said a resident in Charlotte Hall, Maryland—about a 10-mile drive away—found Wells’ body in a yard along a road and notified officers, after which investigators tracked Webber’s car.
Webber was arrested in Virginia’s Albemarle County as a fugitive from justice, court coverage said, and he was later located at a hospital in Charlottesville, where the sheriff’s office said he was seeking treatment for a medical issue. The sheriff’s office said Webber will face charges there including first-degree murder.
Alexander Goodman, Webber’s attorney, declined to comment when contacted after the hearing, according to the same coverage. It was unclear from the reporting when Webber will be returned to Maryland custody.
Outside the courtroom, Webber has been featured in sports media for his adaptation to cornhole and other athletics. In 2023, ESPN highlighted him in an inspiration story, noting he rode dirt bikes, wrestled and played football before becoming a professional cornhole player, and a year earlier he wrote an essay for the Today show about how he learned to throw the bean bag using his amputated arms.