Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert was arrested earlier this week and charged with attempted murder in the second degree and first degree assault, as confirmed by the Maryland Judiciary Case Search and Record Portal.
The 33-year-old musician, who was dismissed from Turnstile in 2022 and formed the new band Experience after The S.E.T. let him go earlier this year, made an initial court appearance yesterday (April 1) and has a bond hearing scheduled for today (April 2) at 1 PM ET before Judge Sherri Debra Koch. A further preliminary hearing is set for May 1 at 9:30 AM ET.
A warrant for Ebert’s arrest was issued by Judge Jacqueline Johnson on March 30 and served on March 31 in relation to a March 29 incident that led to the aforementioned charges. Ebert was apprehended by Montgomery County Police officer Kevin Moris, and the musician is documented as having waived his attorney at the April 1 court appearance, making him eligible for representation by a public defender. Records indicate Andrew David Alpert will be representing Ebert in this case.
What Did Brady Ebert Allegedly Do?
The street where the incident occurred matches public records as the same street where William Yates, the 79-year-old father of Turnstile singer Brandon Yates, resides.
A Facebook post by the Montgomery County Police Department recapping incidents from March 29 describes what happened on the street block (4D in the post) as “a suspect intentionally struck a victim with a vehicle following a dispute with neighbors. The victim sustained injuries.”
A local report by The Baltimore Banner alleges that Ebert struck William Yates with a car, “leaving him with severe trauma to both of his legs.”
The report claims that detectives were informed by family members that Ebert arrived at the elder Yates’ home, “yelled obscenities,” and honked his car horn before returning and striking William in the driveway with his vehicle.
Loudwire has reached out to the Montgomery County Police Department and a representative for Turnstile.
UPDATE: Turnstile has provided a statement to ‘Rolling Stone,’ which can be read directly below:
Turnstile severed ties with Brady Ebert in 2022 due 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 deserve that protection. Over the past few months, his threats have escalated further.
This past week, that violence culminated in a physical attack when Brady went to Brendan’s parents’ house 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 during this time.
What Does Second Degree Murder Mean + What Is the Penalty in Maryland?
As defined by Maryland courts in a 2016 case, “Second-degree murder encompasses a killing accompanied by any of three alternative mentes reae – an intent to kill but without deliberation and premeditation, an intent to inflict such serious bodily harm that death would be the likely result, or the deliberate perpetration of a knowingly dangerous act with reckless and wanton unconcern and indifference as to whether anyone is harmed.”
This case also states, “Jurors must be instructed that, to warrant a conviction, each juror must find the elements of at least one of those alternatives beyond a reasonable doubt and may not mix the elements of one with those of another; however, there need not be unanimity on any one of them as long as all 12 jurors agree that one of them has been proven.”
According to the Maryland General Assembly, “A person who attempts to commit murder in the second degree is guilty of a felony and upon conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 30 years.”
What Does First Degree Assault Mean + What Is the Penalty in Maryland?
Maryland’s laws define first degree assault as follows:
(a) In this section, “strangling” means impeding another person’s normal breathing or blood circulation by applying pressure to their throat or neck.
(b)(1) A person may not intentionally cause or attempt to cause serious physical injury to another.
(2) A person may not commit an assault with a firearm, including:
(i) a handgun, antique firearm, rifle, shotgun, short-barreled shotgun, or short-barreled rifle as defined in § 4-201 of this article;
(ii) an assault pistol as defined in § 4-301 of this article;
(iii) a machine gun as defined in § 4-401 of this article; and
(iv) a regulated firearm as defined in § 5-101 of the Public Safety Article.
(3) A person may not commit an assault by intentionally strangling another.
As for penalties, Section 3C states, “A person who violates this section is guilty of felony assault in the first degree and upon conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 25 years.”
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