Turnstile have broken their silence on ex-guitarist Brady Ebert's attempted murder charge, issuing a full statement to Rolling Stone that goes significantly further than the initial police report — revealing years of escalating threats, a documented pattern of harmful behavior, and confirming that Brendan Yates' father has survived surgery.
What the Statement Says
The band's statement describes a years-long deterioration that preceded last week's attack. Turnstile cut ties with Ebert in 2022 citing "a consistent pattern of harmful behavior affecting himself, the band, and the community." According to the statement, the band exhausted every available resource attempting to support Ebert's recovery before ultimately setting a boundary when "healthy communication was no longer possible and he began threatening violence."
In the years following his departure, Turnstile say his "baseless tirades" continued publicly — and they chose silence, protecting his privacy even as he escalated. Over the past few months, they say those threats intensified.
Then came March 29.
"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," the statement reads. "We are grateful that Mr. Yates survived, has successfully undergone surgery, and we're hoping for the best possible outcome in his recovery."
The statement closes bluntly: "We have no language left for Brady."
What We Know About the Incident
According to The Baltimore Banner, William Yates — Brendan Yates' 79-year-old father — was struck by Ebert's vehicle in the driveway of his own home. Ebert had previously arrived at the address honking and screaming obscenities. Family members informed detectives of the background context.
Ebert was arrested March 31 on charges of attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault following a warrant issued by a Maryland judge the prior day. A bond hearing was scheduled for April 2 at 1PM ET. A preliminary hearing is set for May 1.
We covered the initial arrest here.
The Bigger Picture
Ebert's departure from Turnstile in 2022 was framed publicly as quiet and mutual at the time. The band's statement makes clear it was neither. The pattern they describe — harmful behavior, escalating threats, a refusal to engage constructively — puts the arrest in a context that the police report alone couldn't provide.
Turnstile are currently one of the most talked-about bands in heavy music, coming off their 2023 Glow On Grammy win. None of this is the conversation anyone wanted to be having — but the band clearly felt they could no longer stay silent while Ebert remained active in public.
The Silence Broken
What makes Turnstile's statement particularly striking is that they explicitly acknowledge the choice to stay silent earlier. The band describe years of watching Ebert's public tirades without response — protecting his privacy even as he showed them none. "We never addressed it," they write. "We chose to protect his privacy and the circumstances around his departure, even when he did nothing to be deserving of that protection."
That restraint ended when the threats became action.
"Over the past few months, his threats only escalated further," the statement continues. "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."
The clarity here matters. This wasn't an accident. This wasn't a heated moment. Ebert drove to the Yates family home, honked and screamed, and then drove into Brendan Yates' father with a car.
What Comes Next
William Yates' recovery and the outcome of the May preliminary hearing are the immediate watchpoints. So is the broader question of what happens to Ebert's music projects and presence in the community.
For Turnstile, the statement serves as both closure on a painful chapter and a warning: this is what exhaustion of resources looks like. The band tried support. They tried boundaries. They tried silence. None of it stopped the escalation.
Sometimes the last resort is speaking plainly about what happened and why — and trusting that clarity matters more than comfort.
Turnstile's statement does exactly that. And it closes with words that carry the weight of everything it describes: "We have no language left for Brady."
