Ex-Turnstile guitarist arrested for attempted murder of frontman’s father

Brady Ebert, former guitarist and founding member of rock band Turnstile, was arrested Tuesday on charges of one count of attempted second-degree murder and one count of first-degree assault.

The musician allegedly hit frontman Brendan Yates’ father, William Yates, with his car in Montgomery County, Maryland, a press release from the Montgomery County Department of Police stated.

The alleged assailant is currently being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit without bond, according to jail records, and a preliminary hearing is set for May 1.

Per the press release, 4th District officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to a “reported hit-and-run collision” in Silver Spring last Sunday at 4:41 p.m.

They found that Ebert, 33, was “involved in an argument with his 78-year-old neighbor in the neighbor’s driveway” that resulted in the musician allegedly striking William with his 2001 Buick. The ex-Turnstile rocker then allegedly left the scene without contacting 911 or providing necessary aid.

According to the release, the victim obtained serious injuries, including a broken leg. He was transported to a local hospital following the alleged incident.

Detectives later searched the area and found Ebert’s vehicle abandoned, along with surveillance footage that “captured the hit-and-run collision,” and issued a warrant for his arrest. They located Ebert Tuesday at approximately 1:03 p.m. and took him into custody.

Page Six has reached out to Ebert’s attorney and Turnstile for comment.

As news broke, the band — known for hits like “Never Enough” and “Mystery” — issued a lengthy statement, explaining that they “cut ties” with 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 statement, obtained by multiple outlets, read.

“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.”

The band — which also consists of Franz Lyons, Daniel Fang, Pat McCrory and Meg Mills — went on to explain the “severe physical trauma” Brendan’s father has faced amid the alleged physical attack.

“We are grateful that Mr. Yates survived, has successfully undergone surgery, and we’re hoping for the best possible outcome in his recovery,” they concluded in their statement. “We have no language left for Brady. Please respect our privacy in this time.”

Since Ebert helped form Turnstile in 2010, the Baltimore rock group has released four studio albums.

He performed on Turnstile’s first three albums: 2015’s “Nonstop Feeling,” “Time & Space” in 2018 and “Glow On” (2021), before leaving in 2022.

In 2025, the band released their successful comeback album, “Never Enough,” which took home Best Rock Album (along with Best Metal Performance for their song “Birds”) at the 2026 Grammys.

Meanwhile, Ebert began playing in The S.E.T. — a new band he helped form — at the beginning of this year. They dropped their first single, titled “T.M.T.,” on Jan. 26.