Quadruple amputee wanted for murder arrested in Charlottesville

I’m struggling to explain how a quadruple amputee ended up in Charlottesville after police say he shot a man in Maryland, then drove a couple of hours to Central Virginia to check himself into a hospital.

I didn’t mention that Dayton Webber, 27, the quadruple amputee, is also a champion professional cornhole player.

This has to be a fever dream, right?

I guess we can presume that if Webber, who contracted a serious strep infection at 10 months old, and had to undergo the amputations of his arms and legs to slow the infection, and even then, was given only a 3 percent chance of survival, could teach himself how to win cornhole championships, you know, shooting a gun and driving a car would be doable.

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With only a 3% chance to live at ten months old, ACL Pro Dayton Webber has spent his entire life defying the odds and inspiring others. He’s a shining example of our slogan – anyone can play, anyone can win. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/oewEKoKG8p

— American Cornhole League (@iplaycornhole) July 10, 2023

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According to an essay that Webber penned for “The Today Show” website in 2023, he taught himself, as a child, to write and even race go-karts.

The dexterity to write is comparable to being able to fire a gun.

Go-karts to cars, not a stretch.

So, OK, it’s at least possible, that Dayton Webber, quadruple amputee, could have shot and killed a guy in Maryland, then driven himself to Charlottesville to go to the hospital.

What happened, per a police report, is that Webber, while driving in his Tesla SUV, ended up in an argument with the victim, Bradrick Wells, also 27, and somehow, things escalated to the point that Webber shot Wells dead, while they were in the vicinity of La Plata, Md., 36 miles southeast of Washington, D.C.

According to police, Webber pulled over and asked two unnamed backseat passengers to help him pull Wells out of the vehicle.

They refused, and got out of the car and called 911.

Webber fled the scene, per police, and dumped the body in the front yard of a home in Charlotte Hall, Md., a 15-minute drive from La Plata, and two and a half hours, driving through Fredericksburg and Orange, to Charlottesville.

Why Charlottesville? is among the questions here as well.

Albemarle County Police arrested Webber after he was released from the hospital.