Amputee cornhole player Dayton Webber accused of murder in La Plata
dayton webber, a 27-year-old professional cornhole player from La Plata, is accused of fatally shooting a 27-year-old passenger during an argument on March 22; the incident took place in La Plata and the victim’s body was later found in Charlotte Hall, MD, investigators say. Police located Webber at a Charlottesville hospital and arrested him as a fugitive from justice; extradition to Charles County is pending. Authorities are pursuing first-degree murder, second-degree murder and related charges as they continue the investigation.
Dayton Webber: Arrest and Charges
La Plata Police Department officers were flagged down at approximately 10: 25 p. m. ET on March 22 near La Plata Road and Radio Station Road, where two backseat witnesses told investigators the driver, identified as Dayton James Webber, shot the front-seat passenger during an argument. Dispatchers advised that a 911 caller reported the male was shot in the head while inside the vehicle.
Webber pulled the vehicle over in the area of Radio Station Road and Llano Drive and asked the passengers to help remove the wounded man; the backseat occupants declined, exited the vehicle and left the scene, the La Plata Police Department’s preliminary investigation found. The driver then fled with the wounded passenger still in the car.
Nearly two hours later, a resident on Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall called 9-1-1 to report a body in a yard; officers found Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf, pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for Webber and tracked the vehicle to Charlottesville, Virginia. Webber was located at a nearby hospital seeking treatment, and Albemarle County Police Department officers arrested him after his release from medical care.
Webber is charged as a fugitive from justice and is awaiting extradition to Charles County to face first-degree murder, second-degree murder and other related charges, investigators stated. Police have noted there is no evidence at this stage that additional people were involved in the shooting, and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office has said the suspect acted alone.
Immediate Reactions and Official Statements
“It’s early in the investigation, but there’s no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved in the shooting and that he acted alone, ” said Diane Richardson, Charles County Sheriff’s Office. La Plata Police Department personnel canvassed locations where the vehicle might have fled and coordinated with multiple jurisdictions as they tracked the car and the suspect’s movements.
Stacey Moore, American Cornhole League commissioner, commented on the broader implications for the sport and its accessibility, noting that cornhole has provided competitive opportunities for athletes with disabilities. Det. R. Johnson of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office is listed as the contact for additional information about the investigation.
What’s Next — Legal Steps and Investigation
Investigators will continue processing the vehicle and witnesses, and Charles County detectives will oversee the active homicide probe as extradition proceedings move forward. Medical records, vehicle forensics and witness interviews have been identified as likely areas of focus as detectives attempt to reconstruct the timeline from the La Plata stop to the discovery in Charlotte Hall.
Law enforcement agencies in King George, Spotsylvania County and Charlottesville assisted in tracking the vehicle; prosecutors in Charles County will determine formal charging particulars once extradition is complete and detectives have compiled their initial case file. The fiscal and procedural steps toward arraignment are expected to be reported after transfer to Charles County custody, and authorities will provide updates as permitted by the ongoing investigation. The name dayton webber will remain central as courts and investigators proceed with the next phases of this case.
