Defense attorneys for professional cornhole player Dayton James Webber told a Maryland court he acted in self-defense when he fired the shot that killed Bradrick Michael Wells, according to AP reporting from an April 1 bail hearing. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says Webber shot Wells during an argument in a car in La Plata on March 22, fled the scene, and was later found in Virginia. A judge ordered Webber held without bail.
Defense attorneys for professional cornhole player Dayton James Webber told a Maryland court on Tuesday that he acted in self-defense when he fired the shot that killed Bradrick Michael Wells, according to AP reporting from the bail hearing.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office says the shooting happened on March 22 inside a car in La Plata, Maryland, during an argument. Investigators have said Webber was driving, shot Wells, asked back-seat passengers to help remove Wells from the vehicle, and then fled with Wells still inside.
According to the sheriff’s office, Wells was later found dead in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, and Webber was located in Virginia.
AP reported that Webber’s lawyers said they plan to argue he acted in self-defense. The judge ordered Webber held without bail.
Webber is charged in connection with Wells’ death. The case remains in its early stages, and the defense has not publicly laid out the evidence it says supports the self-defense claim.
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