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A Maryland man who made history as the first quadruple amputee to compete in the professional televised American Cornhole League has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing a passenger in his car during an argument.

Dayton Webber – who became a champion cornhole player after losing his limbs and nearly dying from a bacterial infection in his infancy – faces murder charges in connection with the death of Bradrick Wells, authorities said on Monday.

According to a statement from investigators with the sheriff’s office of Charles county in suburban Baltimore, Webber was driving his car with Wells as his front-seat passenger at about 10.25pm on Sunday when the pair began arguing in front of others who were in the vehicle.

Webber, 27, then allegedly shot Wells to death, pulled over in the community of La Plata, and asked the other passengers to help him remove the dead man from the car, the sheriff’s office said. The others refused, got out of the car and fled the scene while Webber drove away with the body of Wells, also 27, the agency added.

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[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 21 minutes ago

Sorry for asking but... How?!? Next to a modified car so he could drive, he also has a modified gun? A mounted gun on his bonnet/roof with a joystick for his mouth to operate? Or a shoulder mounted gun with a remote trigger at his toe? I can see creative youtubers build a weird device like this, but I doubt he has the ability to pull CAT, 3D printing, CNC and constructing something like this himself. And then it's also weird to walk around like robocop, and especially while driving. Is he gogo gadget?

[–] remon@ani.social 49 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Webber, 27, then allegedly shot Wells to death

Impossible ... he was unarmed!

[–] Ersatz86@lemmy.world 22 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Heyoo! His defense was shaky; he didn’t have a leg to stand on and his legal team was stumped.

In any case, that may be a headline you never see again. I for one am proud to have been here to witness first-(second?) hand.

Thank you.

[–] unnamed1@feddit.org 6 points 4 hours ago

Jfc i love your endboss-level dad jokes

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 0 points 49 minutes ago (1 children)

The name for the very common game "cornhole" has always made me laugh, since it's the common name. I love how there are some efforts to call it "bean bag toss". Yeah, nope, not really seeing much traction there. The only thing funnier to my inner 10 year old would be if there was a legit game called bum darts.

And yes, watching shows like "Blown Away" got plenty of chuckles when they keep referred to "the glory hole".

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 43 minutes ago

We always called it "bags"

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 hours ago

Netflix marketing for Knives Out is getting out of hand.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Are mad-libs still a thing? I hope mad-libs are still a thing.

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Have you read anything the president has written... clearly madlibs lives

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 16 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Stern@lemmy.world 18 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Triumph@fedia.io 14 points 3 hours ago (3 children)
[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

It accused Webber of having shot Wells twice in the head.

A double-tap to the head while driving a car with no limbs.

A statement of charges filed in court and reported by WTTG said Webber knew his passengers from work.

I don't know what that guy does for work, but I bet that he's pretty good at it.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 hours ago

Kinda makes you examine what you're doing with your own life while having all your limbs.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

(It's actually horrible, but still...!)

[–] inari@piefed.zip 15 points 4 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Zagam@piefed.social 8 points 2 hours ago

My guy didnt let adversity get in his way. This is the difference beween handicapped and handycapable.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 5 points 2 hours ago

“Something I’ve been doing my whole life is overcoming things that people didn’t think I could,”

[–] Zagam@piefed.social 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I've been to LaPlata. Nothing in this article is surprising.

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Calling Charles county part of "Suburban" Baltimore surprised me...also, which nub pulled the trigger‽

[–] Zugyuk@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Not for nothing but La Plata is not part of suburban Baltimore...

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Asked whether the sheriff’s office suspected Wells was shot dead with a gun that had equipment adapting it for use by someone without hands, an agency spokesperson said that was unknown.

Yeah duh because its probably complete bullshit and he is being framed.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Webber, 27, then allegedly shot Wells to death, pulled over in the community of La Plata, and asked the other passengers to help him remove the dead man from the car

Too many witnesses refutes your 'guess'.

Read the summary or the article next time.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

I read the entire article, (obviously because my quote isnt even in the summary) and it makes zero sense. No matter how many witnesses there are, if they cant explain in court how he actually did it then he wont be found guilty. He doesnt have feet either, so he really would need a highly customized contraption or full robotic limbs.

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 1 points 24 minutes ago

Yeah naw, for the pedals all he would need is sticks, and basically the same for arms. The real question is firing the gun.

[–] Ersatz86@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Heyoo!

In any case, that may be a headline you never see again. I for one am proud to have been here to witness first-(second?) hand