Ex-teammate of quadruple amputee US cornhole pro accused of murder says case shocks him

Ex-teammate of quadruple amputee US cornhole pro accused of murder says case shocks him Dayton Webber’s former playing partner says: ‘Dayton has a great family, and I care about that family. Yet obviously, there is somebody died’ The former doubles partner of a professional, championship-winning cornhole player who had his four limbs amputated in his infancy and is now accused of a deadly shooting says he was shocked to learn about the case, calling it an instance of at least two families being torn apart in one fell swoop. “I’ve been mad, sad – it sucks,” Mike Hoffman said of his past cornhole teammate Dayton Webber during a telephone interview on Tuesday. Hoffman’s comments came amid a national media frenzy surrounding the circumstances of Webber’s arrest on suspicion of shooting and killing a passenger in his car during an argument in southern Maryland on Sunday. The 51-year-old Hoffman said he was stunned at the accusations against Webber, 27, like many around him were. “If the allegations are true,” Hoffman said, “he’s made some terrible decisions.” Webber previously had been known best for the youth wrestling and professional cornhole careers he pursued despite enduring a quadruple amputation at 10 months old, something that earned him endearing media coverage from outlets such as ESPN and the Washington Post . His parents told ESPN that the amputation and an accompanying months-long hospital stay saved Webber’s life from a severe bacterial infection. Hoffman said he met Webber, his fellow Marylander, about a decade earlier through the competitive scene around cornhole, a game which involves tossing small dried corn-filled bags at targets made from inclined wooden platforms with a hole at the higher end. The pair were impressed with each other’s skills and teamed up for doubles play, winning a number of championships within a region including Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Webber and Hoffman’s success eventually earned them professional status,...