Ex-Turnstile Guitarist Could Face Life in Jail.

Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert could face a life sentence after a Montgomery County grand jury upgraded the charges against him to include attempted first-degree murder.

According to The Baltimore Banner, the 33-year-old was indicted on Thursday (April 30), with the more serious charge added to the case. Ebert had previously been facing attempted second-degree murder, which carries a potential sentence of up to 30 years. The upgraded charge could result in life imprisonment in connection with a March 29 incident in which he allegedly struck the father of Brendan Yates with a vehicle.

A report from the Montgomery County Police Department states that a suspect intentionally hit a victim with a car following a dispute with neighbours, leaving the victim injured. The victim was identified as William Yates, 79, Brendan Yates’ father.

William Yates reportedly suffered severe trauma to both legs. Investigators were told that Ebert arrived at the family home, yelled obscenities and repeatedly sounded his car horn. He later returned and allegedly struck Yates in the driveway with his vehicle.

In a statement to Rolling Stone, the band has stated, 

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.

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.

This past week, that violence led to a physical attack when Brady went to the house of Brendan’s parents and used his vehicle to run over Brendan’s father, causing severe physical trauma. We are grateful that Mr. Yates survived, has successfully undergone surgery, and we’re hoping for the best possible outcome in his recovery.

We have no language left for Brady.

Please respect our privacy in this time.

Alongside attempted first-degree murder, Ebert is also facing charges of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and two counts of second-degree assault. He is currently being held without bail at a Montgomery County correctional facility.

Under Maryland law, a conviction for attempted first-degree murder carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

Ebert was a co-founding guitarist and backing vocalist for Turnstile, playing with the band from 2010 until 2022. He appeared on three albums, including Time & Space (2018) and the Grammy-nominated Glow On (2021).