Brady Ebert, 33, co-founder and former guitarist of Turnstile, was arrested in Maryland on March 31, 2026. The charges: attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault. He allegedly drove his vehicle into 79-year-old William Yates on March 29 – the father of Turnstile vocalist Brendan Yates – causing serious injuries. A judge ordered pretrial detention without bail. Ebert denies the charges.

What allegedly happened in Silver Spring

According to Montgomery County Police, Ebert drove to the Yates family home on Timberlake Drive in Silver Spring, Maryland that Sunday. He honked his horn and shouted obscenities. As he approached a second time, William Yates backed into the driveway and threw a rock at the vehicle. Ebert allegedly reversed sharply into the driveway and struck Yates as he tried to flee. Yates suffered severe injuries – a bone protruded from his leg. He was taken to MedStar Washington Hospital Center and underwent surgery. Surveillance footage captured the incident.

After the collision, Ebert allegedly told the victim he had “deserved it.”

At the bond hearing, Ebert proclaimed his innocence: “I will 100% guarantee that it will contradict their statements.” His attorney argued for electronic monitoring – Ebert had no prior criminal record, was a self-employed musician, not a flight risk. Judge Sherri D. Koch denied the request. She described the allegations as “violent and targeted” and ordered pretrial detention.

An escalation in slow motion

Anyone who had been paying attention knew this didn’t come out of nowhere – even if what allegedly happened is beyond any frame of reference.

Turnstile removed Ebert from the band in 2022. The stated reason was vague: a “consistent pattern of harmful behavior” affecting Ebert himself, the band, and the community. No names, no specifics. In their statement of April 3, 2026, the band added that they had “exhausted every available resource” to support Ebert’s access to help and recovery – until healthy communication was no longer possible and he began threatening violence. According to the band, this started after the release of Glow On in 2021. Brendan Yates, drummer Daniel Fang, and bassist Franz Lyons subsequently sought peace orders against Ebert. A court denied their requests for permanent orders due to insufficient grounds.

March 29 was not the first incident. On March 13, Ebert allegedly pulled alongside William Yates in Silver Spring, screamed abuse at him, steered his vehicle toward him – narrowly missing – and then made an obscene gesture.

Ebert went on to join the band The S.E.T., who recorded a debut EP. He was dismissed shortly before its release. Prior to that, he had publicly attacked Turnstile on social media – with accusations of “performance politics and financial mismanagement.”

What allegedly happened on Timberlake Drive has nothing to do with band politics anymore.

Turnstile

Turnstile came out of Baltimore; Ebert was there from the start. With Nonstop Feeling (2015), Time & Space (2018), and Glow On (2021), the band found a way to treat hardcore intensity and accessibility as something other than opposites. Glow On placed high in year-end lists at Pitchfork, NME, and Consequence. Ebert was part of the rise – until he wasn’t.

The band’s response to the arrest: “We have no language left for Brady.”

The first hearing in the case is scheduled for May 1, 2026, at the Montgomery County District Court.