Amputee Dayton Webber, 27, is accused of fatally shooting another man (Image: Charles County Sheriff’s Office)
A quadruple amputee and champion para-athlete with no arms or legs has been arrested after a man was shot and killed. Dayton Webber, 27, of La Plata is accused of shooting and killing Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, during an argument.
Detectives from Charles County Sheriff’s Office in La Plata, Maryland, USA, said officers were flagged down by two people near La Plata Road and Radio Station Road in the town on March 22 at around 10.25pm local time.
According to a statement released by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office “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”.
The statement added: “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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James Webber is accused of shooting another man to death (Image: Supplied)
According to Fox News, Webber underwent a quadruple amputation as a baby due to a blood infection. He went on to become a professional cornhole player in the American Cornhole League.
Cornhole is a traditional American lawn sport whereby players take turns throwing fabric bean bags at an inclined board with a hole in its far end.The goal of the game is to score points by either landing a bag on the board (one point) or putting a bag through the hole (three points).
Webber has won championships in the sport and plays using the portion of his arms left above from the elbow to toss the bag towards the board and hole. Police have so far not revealed how he may have shot Mr Wells.
(Stock image) Police said Webber was stopped by a patrol in La Plata, Maryland (Image: Getty)
The statement on the Charles Country Sheriff’s Facebook page continued: “Charles County Sheriff’s patrol officers responded and assisted in canvassing the locations to which Webber may have fled.
“Nearly two hours later, a resident in the 10000 block of Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall, MD called 9-1-1 to report a body in a yard. Officers responded and found the victim, Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf, who was pronounced deceased at the scene.
“Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office obtained a warrant for Webber’s arrest, and located Webber’s car in Charlottesville, Virginia. Webber was found at a nearby hospital seeking treatment for a medical issue.
“Upon being released from the hospital, Webber was arrested by officers with the Albemarle County Police Department and was charged as a fugitive from justice. He is awaiting extradition to Charles County where he will be charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and other related charges.”
