Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert has been arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder after allegedly hitting William Yates, the father of frontman Brendan Yates, with a car outside the family’s home in Silver Spring, Maryland. Court and arrest recordsshow that Ebert was taken into custody on 31 March and also charged with first-degree assault.
The alleged incident took place on 29 March, when Montgomery County Police found William Yates in the front yard with trauma to his lower extremities. According to reports, Yates told police that Ebert first drove up to the house, honked his horn, and shouted at him before leaving. Yates alleged that Ebert later returned and intentionally struck him with his vehicle while he was standing in the driveway.
Before first responders arrived, Ebert allegedly came back once more and told Yates he “deserved it”, according to the same report. In a statement shared with Pitchfork, the band said William Yates sustained severe physical trauma to his legs, survived the attack, and has since undergone surgery. Ebert made his first court appearance on 1 April and is being held without bond. His attorney declined to comment.
In the same statement, Turnstile said they cut ties with Ebert in 2022 in response to “a consistent pattern of harmful behavior affecting himself, the band, and the community”. The band added that they had chosen to protect his privacy at the time, but said his threats had escalated in recent months.
Ebert was one of Turnstile’s founding members alongside Brendan Yates, Franz Lyons, and Daniel Fang before leaving the band in 2022. After his departure, he later formed a new project called the S.E.T., but was removed from that band in February after publicly accusing Turnstile of misusing benefit-show funds. Ebert alleged that Brendan Yates pocketed part of the money raised at a charity show, while also accusing the band of performative politics.
In a statement published at the time, the S.E.T. said Ebert was “no longer a member” and that the band would not stand by his “ridiculous comments and behavior” toward its members and community.
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