Quadruple amputee cornhole player waives extradition hearing in fatal shooting case

CHARLOTESVILLE, Virginia — A professional cornhole player who is also a quadruple amputee waived his right to an extradition hearing Thursday, as authorities seek to move him from Virginia to Maryland, where he faces charges of fatally shooting a passenger in the front seat of a car he was driving during an argument.

Dayton James Webber, who is in custody, participated in a Charlottesville, Virginia, court hearing via video call, wearing a bright green jumpsuit.

Alexander Goodman, Webber’s attorney, declined to comment. It is unclear when Webber will return to Maryland.

“I’m trying to get back to Maryland,” said Webber, who remained calm during the short hearing.

Webber was arrested and charged as a fugitive by police in Albemarle County, where police arrested him after the shooting in Charles County, Maryland, on Sunday evening.

Webber, 27, was featured by ESPN in 2023 in an inspiration story, noting that he rode dirt bikes, wrestled and played football before becoming a professional cornhole player. That same year, he wrote an essay for the Today show about how he became a professional competitor.

Webber allegedly shot Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf, after a heated argument, according to police charging documents.

Maryland police said Webber stopped after the shooting in La Plata, Maryland, and asked two passengers in the back of the car to help get the victim out, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said. The witnesses refused, got out of the car and alerted the police.

Webber fled with the victim still in the car, the sheriff’s office said. Two hours later, a resident of Charlotte Hall, about 10 miles away, reported a body in a yard. Police found the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene.