Written by Ex-Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert has been arrested after allegedly hitting former bandmate Brendan Yates’ father with his car. His full name, Brady O’Brien Ebert, appears in the arrest records for Montgomery County, Maryland, and in court records viewed by Pitchfork. Ebert was taken into custody on Tuesday, March 31, and is charged with one count of attempted second-degree murder and one count of first degree assault.
On Sunday, March 29, Montgomery County Police found William Yates, the father of the Turnstile frontman, in the front yard of his Silver Spring home with “trauma to his lower extremities,” The Baltimore Banner reports. Yates alleges that Ebert drove up to the house and started honking his horn and cursing at him before driving off. In Yates’ account, he was standing in his driveway when Ebert returned and intentionally hit him with his car.
Before first responders arrived, Ebert allegedly came back one more time to tell Yates he “deserved it.” Yates told police that Ebert had “been causing issues with his family since being fired from the band,” according to The Baltimore Banner. Records viewed by Pitchfork confirm that Ebert made his first appearance in court yesterday, April 1, and his bond hearing is set for this afternoon. Pitchfork has reached out to Turnstile’s representatives for comment.
Ebert was one of the founding members of Turnstile alongside Brendan Yates, bassist Franz Lyons, and drummer Daniel Fang. He parted ways with the band in 2022, and while Yates and the other current members haven’t spoken at length about his departure publicly, The PRP reported at the time that Fang had filed a peace order against Ebert.
Last year, Ebert formed a new band called the S.E.T. (short for “The Self-Evident Truth”), but he was kicked out in February after posting inflammatory comments about Turnstile online. “Brady is no longer a member of THE S.E.T.”, the band wrote in an Instagram statement that has since been deleted. “We will not stand by his ridiculous comments and behaviour toward the members of our band and our community.”
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