By Hanna Park, NCS
(NCS) — A former guitarist of the Grammy-winning rock band Turnstile has been charged with attempted second-diploma murder and assault after he allegedly struck the father of the group’s lead vocalist with his automobile in suburban Maryland, authorities mentioned.
Brady Ebert, 33, a founding member of the Baltimore band, was arrested on Tuesday and is being held with out bond, the Montgomery County Police Department mentioned. NCS has reached out to his legal professional for remark.
Investigators described the sufferer as a “78-year-old neighbor,” whom the band recognized as William Yates, the father of Brendan Yates, Turnstile’s lead singer and co-founder, in line with NCS affiliate WBAL.
“Brady went to the house of Brendan’s parents and used his vehicle to run over Brendan’s father, causing severe physical trauma,” the band mentioned in a press release to WBAL. William Yates survived and underwent surgical procedure, the assertion continued.
“We’re hoping for the best possible outcome in his recovery. We have no language left for Brady,” the band mentioned.
NCS reached out to prosecutors and police for extra data.
Turnstile lower ties with Ebert in 2022 “in response to a consistent pattern of harmful behavior affecting himself, the band, and the community,” the band’s assertion mentioned. “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 incident Sunday started shortly earlier than 4:45 p.m., when officers responded to a report of a success-and-run at a house in Silver Spring, Maryland, roughly 10 miles north of downtown Washington, authorities mentioned.
Police mentioned Ebert struck a neighbor with his sedan, “for reasons still under investigation,” throughout an argument in a driveway and drove away with out calling police or rendering assist. The neighbor was taken to a hospital with critical accidents, together with a damaged leg, police mentioned.
The automobile was later discovered unoccupied close by with entrance-finish harm.
After reviewing surveillance footage of the incident, investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Ebert and took him into custody.
A preliminary listening to is scheduled for May 1 in Montgomery County District Court, data present.
Turnstile spent years constructing a fan base earlier than releasing its breakthrough album, “Glow On,” in 2021, in line with Billboard. The group’s observe up album, “Never Enough,” was launched in 2025 and nabbed Grammy Awards in February for Best Rock Album and Best Metal Performance.
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