According to witnesses, the amputee and professional cornhole champion involved in the shooting death of his friend did so during a quarrel over “high school nonsense” and some theft allegations.
Dayton James Webber, 27, was driving through Maryland with three friends when he allegedly got furious during an argument with his long-time friend, Bradrick Michael Wells, resulting in him shooting Wells and leaving his body by the roadside.
“It was an argument about graduating from high school,” said Gary Gray, 28, who was in the back seat of the car during the shooting. He shared this detail with the Daily Mail.
Gray, who has known both Webber and Wells for over a decade, remarked, shaking his head, “Everything that was discussed could have been solved with words.”
Authorities in Charles County stated that Webber will face charges including first-degree murder.
A second witness, who went by the name Cameron, said there had been earlier disputes between Wells and Webber regarding Wells’ “paranoia” about people taking his belongings. Cameron claimed that this tension led to the altercation.
“Their bad energy stemmed from the accusations Dayton had made about found phones and misplaced guns,” Gray elaborated.
However, he mentioned, “We have plenty of people coming in and out of our Dayton home regularly.”
On the day of the incident, March 22, Webber and Wells seemed to be “good friends.” Webber had just picked up Wells and they had spent time with others at a motocross park.
When Gray and Cameron appeared at the Waldorf All-American Steakhouse, where they worked, around 9:30 p.m., the two still seemed to be on good terms, but this changed an hour later when they joined Webber and Wells in the Tesla.
Gray recalled that when they entered the car, it was filled with alcohol and cocaine, and there was a slight argument. He didn’t remember witnessing anyone using drugs or drinking, though.
They decided to drive 45 minutes to Webber’s home, valued at $700,000, where the argument intensified, with Webber accusing Wells of theft.
As the situation escalated, Gray started to feel anxious, particularly knowing both were legal gun owners. He mentioned that even though Webber had “anger issues,” he couldn’t believe he would resort to killing a friend.
It was then that Gray noticed Webber—the driver, with a prosthetic leg—had pulled out his P365 Sig Sauer and pointed it at Wells, who was in the passenger seat.
Gray and Cameron were taken aback by the loud shots, feeling the heat and hearing a deafening bang, which shattered the passenger and back seat windows of the car.
“Time seemed to slow because everything else vanished,” Gray described.
Once they realized what had unfolded, he went to check on Wells.
“I couldn’t see his face, and I didn’t notice the bullet wounds. There was just a lot of blood,” he recounted.
Both Gray and Cameron shouted at Webber to exit the car. Eventually, he complied and parked on the roadside, leaving Wells’ body behind.
Webber then sped away while the two men called 911 right away.
The Tesla was tracked down about 160 miles away in Charlottesville, Virginia. Webber was located at a local hospital seeking treatment for a “medical issue,” according to the sheriff’s office.
After being released from the hospital, he was arrested and has opted not to contest extradition to Maryland, where he faces first- and second-degree murder charges.
Despite being an amputee, Webber had made a name for himself in the American Cornhole League.
Officials noted that he lost his lower arm and leg due to a bacterial infection when he was just 10 months old.
