Turnstile have commented on the shocking recent arrest of their former guitarist Brady Ebert. The 33-year-old musician was ousted from Turnstile back in 2022, reportedly with a peace order being involved. News broke overnight that Ebert had been arrested On March 31st for attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault.
It has since been reported that Ebert currently stands accused of intentionally running over William Yates, the 79-year-old father of Turnstile singer Brendan Yates, leaving William with trauma to his legs that required surgery. Police reports indicate that incident occurred on the property of William.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Turnstile have now issued the following collective statement on the matter.
“Turnstile cut ties with Brady 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.
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.
This past week, that violence led to a physical attack when Brady went to the house of Brendan’s parents 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 at this time.”
Ebert had become increasingly critical publicly of his former Turnstile bandmates in recent months on social media, with further negative commentary about his ex-bandmates repeatedly surfacing via his social media platforms in the weeks since.
Ebert was fired from his new band The S.E.T. this past February, after his bandmates took issue with his, “his ridiculous comments and behavior toward the members of our band and our community.”
