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- Dayton Webber was indicted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, after allegedly shooting Bradrick Michael Wells during an argument
- He was also indicted on use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence and two counts of reckless endangerment
- At Webber's bail hearing, his attorney, Andrew Jezic, claimed that Webber acted in self-defense
Dayton Webber, a quadruple amputee and professional cornhole player, has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge.
In late March, Webber, 27, was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed Bradrick Michael Wells while driving in La Plata, Md., the Charles County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said in a press release at the time.
Police allege that Webber fled with Wells still inside the car. Wells' body was found in a nearby yard two hours later.
Webber was arrested in Charlottesville, Va., on March 23. Then, on March 26, he waived his right to an extradition hearing in a Virginia court and returned to Maryland to face murder charges.
The case then moved to Charles County Circuit Court. On Friday, April 10, he was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges, including murder in the first degree, firearm use in the commission of a crime of violence, possession of a handgun in a vehicle, loaded handgun in a vehicle and two counts of reckless endangerment, according to court records viewed by PEOPLE.
PEOPLE reached out to Webber's defense attorney for comment.
Following his arrest and the decision to waive an extradition hearing, Webber virtually attended a bail hearing on April 1. At the hearing, a judge ordered that he be held without bail.
There, Webber's attorney, Andrew Jezic, argued that his client acted in self-defense, the Associated Press reported. “The truth here is that he would have been a murder victim if he had not acted immediately in defense of his life,” Jezic said in court.
Prosecutors allege that Wells' murder occurred after Webber, who was driving, shot Wells, the front-seat passenger, during an argument, citing statements from two witnesses who were in the back seat, according to the CCSO's March 23 press release.
After the shooting, Webber allegedly asked two backseat passengers for their help removing the victim from the car, but they refused and left the scene, according to police.
Shortly after, Webber was located by police and arrested at a hospital in Charlottesville, Va., where he was being treated for a medical issue. It remains unclear if that issue was related to the shooting.
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Prior to the recent indictment, the quadruple amputee shared how he adapted to driving despite his disability. "Teaching myself how to do various tasks — such as writing, picking things off the floor and even driving — helps me with cornhole, too," he wrote in a guest essay for Today in 2023.
Webber, a professional cornhole player, was 10 months old when he contracted "a serious streptococcus pneumonia blood infection" and had only a "3% chance" of survival, according to the essay.
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