CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Dayton Webber, the quadruple amputee athlete accused of shooting and killing a man, was ordered by a Charles County judge on Wednesday to be held without bond during a hearing.
The prosecution argued that Webber was a danger to the community and a flight risk. The judge agreed.
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During the hearing, details emerged surrounding the killing of Bradrick Wells, 27, on Sunday, March 22. According to the defense, the shooting took place inside Webber’s vehicle during a fight between the two men over a gun that Webber accused Wells of stealing from him.
Webber was driving the vehicle and Wells was in the front seat. The defense said there was a long-running dispute between the two men and that Webber was “terrified” of Wells. The defense added that if he hadn’t shot Wells, then Webber would have been the one killed.
“Dayton Webber is not guilty.” Andrew Jezic, one of Dayton Webber’s lawyers, said. “He was 100% justified in defending his life from an immediate lethal threat. Dayton was terrified of being killed. Dayton knew that he had to shoot or be killed. Dayton has overcome a ton of adversity in his life and he will do so again in this case by focusing on the truth. The truth here is he would have been a murder victim had he not acted immediately in defense of his life.”
Another of his attorneys, Hammad Matin, said he has been a family friend of Webber’s for more than a decade.
“Dayton is — I don’t know, one of the most fun-loving human beings that I know, Matin said. “Everyone that I know loves him — just a good guy to be around that never, never let his limitations, disability define him. I’ve known him personally. I’ve known his family. Dayton Webber acted in self-defense. If he didn’t do what he did he’d be the one that’s dead and that’s gonna come out at trial.”
Deputy State’s Attorney Karen Piper Mitchell did not specifically address the self-defense claim, but in court and in a brief news conference, she claimed Webber shot Wells in anger during an argument.
“We are being told by the witnesses that, allegedly, a friend of the victim’s stole a weapon or weapons from the defendant and that the defendant was upset the victim was still friends with that individual,” Piper Mitchel said.
Two more passengers were in the back seat during the shooting, and all four people in the car were friends, according to investigators.
Investigators said after the shooting, Webber then pulled over in the area of Radio Station Road and Llano Drive and asked the other passengers to help him pull the body from the car. The witnesses refused, got out of the car and took off, according to the release.
Deputies said Webber then drove off with the body still in the car. Nearly two hours later, someone living in the 10000 block of Newport Church Road in Charlotte Hall reported a body was found in their front yard.
Investigators said Webber’s car was tracked down to Charlottesville. He was found at a nearby hospital being treated for a medical issue, according to the release. Webber was released and arrested.
This shooting has made headlines nationally, with many asking how Webber, who lost his arms and legs as a baby due to a bacterial infection, could allegedly carry out this crime. Videos posted by Webber on his YouTube page show him loading and shooting a gun.
Webber, 27, of La Plata, billed himself as a professional cornhole player and motivational speaker on social media.
Webber was the first quadruple amputee to compete in the American Cornhole League (ACL), according to ESPN.
He was last active with the league in late 2024 and was listed on the Kentucky Kernels’ team roster, though his stats did not appear on the ACL website.
ESPN did a profile on Webber in 2023. Webber lost his limbs to a bacterial infection at 10 months old, according to that report.
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The sports network had also previously reported on Webber in 2010 when he was wrestling as a 12-year-old.
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