CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A professional cornhole player with an inspirational story as a quadruple amputee will be moved from a Virginia jail to face charges in Maryland, where he is accused of fatally shooting a front-seat passenger in a car he was driving during an argument.
Dayton James Webber waived his right to an extradition hearing on Thursday while taking part in a court hearing in Charlottesville, Virginia, through a video call.
“I am trying to go back to Maryland,” said Webber, 27, who wore a bright green jumpsuit and was calm during the short hearing.
Alexander Goodman, Webber’s attorney, declined to comment. It is unclear when Webber will return to Maryland.
Webber was arrested and charged as a fugitive from justice by police in Virginia's Albemarle County after the shooting in Charles County, Maryland, on Sunday night.
Webber allegedly shot 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, of Waldorf, twice in the head after a heated argument, according to police charging documents. Authorities haven't publicly disclosed what the argument was about.
The charging documents say Webber pulled over after the shooting in La Plata, Maryland, and asked two passengers in the back of the car to help pull the victim out, but they refused, got out of the car and flagged down police officers.
Webber fled with the victim still in the car, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland said. Two hours later, a resident in Charlotte Hall, about a 10-mile (16-kilometer) drive away, found Wells' body in a yard along a road and notified officers.
Detectives tracked down Webber’s car in Charlottesville, Virginia, and found Webber at a hospital where he was “seeking treatment for a medical issue,” the sheriff's office said.
Charles County authorities have said he will face charges including first-degree murder.
Webber was featured by ESPN in 2023 in a story of inspiration, noting he rode dirt bikes, wrestled and played football before becoming a professional cornhole player. The same year, he wrote an essay for the Today show about how he became a professional competitor. He said he learned to grab the bean bag by the corners and throw it using his amputated arms.
Witte reported from Annapolis, Maryland.
Albemarle County Courthouse, where Dayton Webber had a hearing, is seen on March 26, 2026, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz)
This photo provided by the Charles County Sheriff's Office shows Dayton James Webber, 27, who was arrested and charged as a fugitive from justice by police in Albemarle County, Va. on Monday, March 23, 2026. (Charles County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Albemarle County Courthouse Square, where Dayton Webber had a hearing, is seen on March 26, 2026, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz)
NEW YORK (AP) — Doubt is taking over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran, and stocks are back to falling as oil prices rise Thursday.
The S&P 500 sank 1.4%, more than erasing its gain from the day before, and is back on track for a fifth straight losing week. That stretches back to before the war with Iran began, and it would be the longest such streak in nearly four years.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 384 points, or 0.8%, with an hour remaining in trading, and the Nasdaq composite was 2% lower.
Stock markets likewise fell sharply across much of Asia and Europe. They’re the latest flip - flops for financial markets in a week that began with President Donald Trump’s announcement of productive talks about ending the war. That led to Iran’s public dismissal of a U.S. ceasefire proposal, while Iran issued its own plan, which includes reparations for the war.
On Thursday, the fighting continued, and thousands more U.S. troops neared the region. Iran, meanwhile, tightened its grip on the crucial Strait of Hormuz. The narrow waterway typically sees a fifth of the world’s oil exit the Persian Gulf through it to reach customers worldwide, and blockages there have sent oil prices near $120 per barrel at times.
A barrel of Brent crude oil climbed 4.8% to settle at $101.89 as hopes dimmed for a potential return to normal for the strait. That’s up from roughly $70 before the war began. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 4.6% to $94.48 per barrel.
“They better get serious soon, before it is too late,” Trump said on his social media network about Iran’s negotiators, “because once that happens, there is NO TURNING BACK, and it won’t be pretty!”
The rise in oil prices worsened worries about high inflation and sent Treasury yields higher in the bond market.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed to 4.41% from 4.33% late Wednesday and from just 3.97% before the war started. That leap has already sent rates higher for mortgages and other kinds of loans for U.S. households and businesses, which slows the economy.
A report on Thursday morning said slightly more U.S. workers filed for unemployment benefits last week, though the number is still low compared with historical figures.
A slowing job market would typically encourage the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to juice the economy. But hopes have cratered on Wall Street for a possible cut to interest rates this year, even though traders came into 2026 forecasting several. That’s because lower interest rates carry the risk of worsening inflation, and the spike in oil prices has heightened those worries.
On Wall Street, tech stocks were the heaviest weights on the market.
Meta Platforms fell 8.1%, and Alphabet sank 3.3% after each had held relatively steady the day before, when a jury found Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social-media addiction trial.
The financial penalties were small compared with the companies’ vast profits, but it could herald a watershed moment that invites more lawsuits.
Other Big Tech stocks also fell, including drops of 3.6% for Nvidia and 1.8% for Amazon. Apple was an outlier and rose 0.6%.
Commercial Metals fell 2.2% after the maker of steel rebar and other products reported a weaker profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. CEO Peter Matt said bad weather hurt its North American operations during the quarter, but underlying market conditions looked favorable.
In stock markets abroad, Germany’s DAX lost 1.5%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng sank 1.9% and South Korea’s Kospi dropped 3.2%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 had one of the world’s milder losses, at 0.3%.
AP Business Writers Chan Ho-him and Matt Ott contributed.
Bobby Charmak works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
James Denaro, center, and Dilip Patel, left, work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
