Quadruple amputee Dayton Webber charged with first-degree murder after ‘shooting man to death’ whilst driving

Dayton Webber has been indicted by a grand jury on a first-degree murder charge.

The 27-year-old, who is a quadruple amputee, was arrested on 22 March for allegedly shooting and killing his friend while driving through Maryland.

The Charles County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said in a press release at the time that around 10.25pm, officers with the La Plata Police Department were flagged down by two people near the area of La Plata Road and Radio Station Road in La Plata.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the witnesses were in the back seat of a car when the driver, Webber, allegedly shot and killed the front seat passenger during an argument.

The police report claims that he pulled over in the area of Radio Station Road and Llano Drive and asked the passengers to help pull the victim out of the car, however, the witnesses refused, got out of the car, and left the scene.

Webber then allegedly fled with the victim still in the car. The police explained that all occupants of the car are known to each other.

Dayton Webber is facing a first-degree murder charge (Charles County Sheriff's Office)

Patrol officers canvassed the locations to which Webber may have fled, and nearly two hours later, a resident called 911 to report a body in a yard.

Officers responded and found the victim, Bradrick Michael Wells, 27, of Waldorf, who was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office then obtained a warrant for Webber’s arrest and located his car in Charlottesville, Virginia.

He was found at a nearby hospital seeking treatment for a medical issue, was arrested by officers with the Albemarle County Police Department, and was charged as a fugitive from justice.

As per PEOPLE Magazine, on March 26, he waived his right to an extradition hearing in a Virginia court and instead returned to Maryland to face murder charges, moving the case to Charles County Circuit Court.

Now, the publication reports that according to court documents, he was indicted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, on Friday (10 April).

Other charges include 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.

Webber had his arms and legs amputated when he was 10 months old (Facebook/dayton.webber)

Webber virtually attended a bail hearing on 1 April, when a judge ordered that he would be held without bail.

AP reported that the 27-year-old's defence attorney, Andrew Jezic, argued at the time that Webber acted in self-defence and he anticipates 'a lengthy trial' to prove it.

Jezic said: "The truth here is that he would have been a murder victim if he had not acted immediately in defence of his life."

Webber's arms and legs were amputated when he was 10 months old in order to save his life after he contracted a serious blood infection.

He previously made history as the first quadruple amputee to play as a professional in the American Cornhole League and wrote about his experiences in a guest essay for TODAY.

Cornhole is a game in which players throw bean bags into a raised board with a hole in it.

Tyla has contacted Webber's defence attorney for comment.