A trial date has been locked in for former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert, who is set to stand trial this autumn on a charge of attempted first-degree murder. The case stems from a March 29 confrontation involving William Yates, the 79-year-old father of Turnstile vocalist Brendan Yates, that turned violent and left the elderly man with serious injuries.
According to authorities, the March 29 altercation followed a heated verbal exchange between the two men, which witnesses say Ebert started. The dispute escalated to the point that Ebert is accused of running over William Yates with his car, leaving him with a severely broken leg that required surgery and hospitalization.
Ebert was originally charged with attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault. Those charges were upgraded this past April to attempted first-degree murder. If he is convicted on that count, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
According to reporting from Lambgoat, Ebert‘s trial is now scheduled to begin on October 5 in Rockville, Maryland. He remains in custody ahead of the proceedings, with a pre-trial conference and a motions hearing expected to take place in September before the jury trial gets underway.
Ebert has consistently denied wrongdoing, framing the incident as an act of survival rather than aggression. He has previously stated that he acted in “pure self defense” during the confrontation.
Prosecutors have painted a starkly different picture, with the state having earlier described the episode as a targeted attack. The competing accounts are expected to be at the heart of the case when it reaches a courtroom.
The clash marks the latest and most serious chapter in a long-fractured relationship between Ebert and his former band. Ebert, a co-founder of Turnstile, was removed from the group in 2022 amid what was reported at the time to be a notably bitter split. The fallout between the guitarist and his former bandmates has lingered in the years since, setting the backdrop for the events now headed to trial.
As this remains an ongoing legal matter, Ebert is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Metal Stop will continue to follow the case and provide updates as the trial approaches.
