Former Turnstile Guitarist Brady Ebert Faces Life Sentence in Attempted Murder Case
Brady Ebert, former guitarist for the band Turnstile, faces serious charges, including attempted first-degree murder, following an incident involving the father of Turnstile's singer, Brendan Yates. The charges could result in a life sent...
Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert is now facing a potential life sentence after charges against him were upgraded to attempted first-degree murder. The charges stem from an incident where he allegedly intentionally drove his car into the father of Turnstile singer, Brendan Yates.
Initially, Ebert was charged with second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault, both felonies. These charges followed the March 29 incident where, according to the band, Ebert "used his vehicle to run over Brendan's father [79-year-old William Yates], causing severe physical trauma."
A Montgomery County grand jury formally indicted Ebert on Thursday, elevating the second-degree attempted murder charge to first-degree. A conviction on the first-degree charge carries a life sentence, while the second-degree charge had a maximum sentence of 30 years. Ebert also faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and two counts of second-degree assault, according to The Baltimore Banner.
Ebert is scheduled to appear in court on May 8. He has previously claimed self-defense, stating, "This is pure self-defense."
Turnstile released a statement regarding Ebert's departure from the band in 2022: "Turnstile cut ties with Brady Ebert in 2022 in response to a consistent pattern of harmful behavior affecting himself, the band, and the community. After exhausting every available resource to support his access to help and recovery, a boundary ultimately had to be set when healthy communication was no longer possible and he began threatening violence."
The band further stated, "In the years since, his baseless tirades have continued in public. We never addressed it. We chose to protect his privacy and the circumstances around his departure, even when he did nothing to be deserving of that protection. Over the past few months, his threats only escalated further. … We have no language left for Brady."
Following the incident, the band opened their Coachella set with a video of William Yates.
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