Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert could potentially be facing a life sentence after the Montgomery County grand jury upgraded the charges on Ebert to include attempted first-degree murder.
According to The Baltimore Banner, the 33-year-old Ebert was indicted Thursday (April 30) and the attempted first-degree murder was among the charges levied against him. He had previously been facing a second-degree murder charge which could carry up to a 30-year sentence, but the first-degree charge could sentence him to life in relation to the March 29 incident in which Ebert struck singer Brendan Yates‘ father with a vehicle.
Why Is Brady Ebert Being Charged?
According to the Montgomery County Police Department report, “A suspect intentionally struck a victim with a vehicle following a dispute with neighbors. The victim sustained injuries.” It was Yates’ 79-year-old father William Yates who was allegedly struck by a vehicle that Ebert was supposedly driving.
The incident left the elder Yates with “severe trauma to both of his legs.” The report claimed that detectives were told by family members that Ebert arrived at the elder Yates’ home, “yelled obscenities” and honked his car horn, later coming back and striking William in the driveway with his vehicle…