Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert has been arrested connected charges of attempted second-degree execution and first-degree battle of nan group’s lead vocalist Brendan Yates’ father.
Montgomery County Police successful Maryland said William Yates suffered superior trauma to his legs, including 1 surgery leg, erstwhile Ebert allegedly drove into him extracurricular Yates’ Silver Spring location connected Sunday, according to The Baltimore Banner.
The Grammy-winning set told nan outlet successful a statement that they “cut ties” pinch Ebert successful 2022 pursuing “a accordant shape of harmful behaviour affecting himself, nan set and nan community,” noting he “began threatening violence” astatine nan time, and threats “escalated further” successful caller months.
Appearing successful tribunal connected Thursday, Ebert is successful custody and being held without bond, arsenic Montgomery County District Court Judge Sherri Koch said nan allegations are convulsive and targeted.
Yates family members said Ebert drove up honking his horn and yelling obscenities, during which surveillance footage shows William backed into nan driveway to debar getting hit, throwing a stone astatine Ebert’s car. Ebert reversed to make a crisp near into nan driveway, hitting William arsenic he tried to escape.
After William underwent successful surgery, nan set said they are “hoping for nan champion imaginable result successful his recovery,” adding, “We person nary connection near for Brady.”
The incident comes aft Turnstile won their first 2 Grammy Awards successful February, taking location Best Metal Performance for their opus ‘Birds’ and Best Rock Album for Never Enough.