Brady Ebert, the founding Turnstile guitarist who split with the band in 2022, was reportedly arrested for attempted murder on Tuesday. The news began to circulate yesterday, but it does not appear to be an April Fools prank. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, Ebert, 33, is in custody and charged with second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault. A warrant was issued on Monday and served on Tuesday. His bail/bond review is scheduled for this afternoon.
UPDATE: The Baltimore Banner reports that Ebert is accused of intentionally hitting 79-year-old William Yates with his car. William is the father of Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates, Ebert's former bandmate. Responding to a call, police in Silver Spring, Maryland found William Yates in his front yard with "trauma to his lower extremities." Police claim that Ebert showed up outside Yates' home, honked his horn, yelled obscenities, and ran Yates over.
Police say that they have a video of the attack, which the Banner article details. Reportedly, the video shows William Yates warning his daughter and her husband that Ebert was coming, then backing up in the driveway and throwing a rock at Ebert's car. Ebert allegedly backed up in the driveway and then accelerated forward, hitting Yates as he tried to run away. William reportedly told police that the family has had "several previous incidents" with Ebert since Ebert was fired from Turnstile, including a recent moment where Ebert narrowly missed hitting the elder Yates with his car. William also tells police that Ebert returned to the scene to yell that William "deserved it" as he waited for medical assistance. You can read the Banner's full account here.
Ebert grew up in suburban Maryland with Brendan Yates, and they formed Turnstile together in 2010. The circumstances of Ebert's departure from the band remain mysterious; the band won't talk about it publicly. Ebert recently launched a new Baltimore hardcore band called the S.E.T., and their debut EP Self Evident Truth came out last month. But before the EP's release, the other S.E.T. members kicked Ebert out of the band after Ebert made inflammatory social-media comments about Turnstile. Last month, Ebert formed yet another band called the Experience and posted practice videos on Instagram.
