Turnstile formed as a hardcore punk band in Baltimore, Maryland in 2010, originally releasing heavy, energetic music to mosh to – but it all changed with 2021 album ‘Glow On’, which eschewed hardcore conventions and instead dove into dreamy pop, shoegaze and rock and roll. While Ebert’s chugging riffs were always a big part of their sound, his melodic leads and solos on ‘Glow On’ became a defining feature that set them apart from the pack.

He parted ways with the band in 2022, following a live absence that saw session guitarist Greg Cerwonka fill his vacancy for dates including their manic set on Glastonbury’s (then-named) John Peel Stage. After his exit, rhythm guitarist Pat McCrory took the reins, and the group went on to release three-time Grammy-winning ‘Never Enough’ in 2025, which was lighter on guitar solos but far denser in its melodic elements and commercialised sheen.

Since his departure, Ebert formed new band The S.E.T., (The Self-Evident Truth), in 2025. The band released one single ‘T.M.T.’, marking a strong return to a hardcore template, with their debut EP ‘Self Evident Truth’ on the way for early March. However, Ebert was then also forced out of The S.E.T. in February of this year. This was allegedly down to a string of attacks he aimed at Turnstile, accusing them of mishandling the takings from a financial benefit gig.

He has repeatedly harassed his old band over various issues in recent times, including accusing the members of being disingenuous over their stance against the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) during their controversial activity in US cities. In a deleted post on Instagram, he claimed “No one in Turnstile cares at all about ethics or social issues in general, they’re just pandering to their audience.” Ebert further alleges Turnstile drummer Daniel Fang took out a restraining order against him following his exit from the group.

Music news site Lambgoat were the first to report that an arrest warrant was filed on Tuesday the 31st of March in Montgomery County for Brady O’Brien Ebert. ThePRP also published the Montgomery County arrest warrants database, where you can see one Brady O’Brien Ebert of Silver Springs, Maryland, and his charge of attempted second degree murder. A further charge of first degree assault is also being pressed over the incident which allegedly occurred on Sunday the 29th of March. According to Lambgoat, the arrest warrant was issued on Monday the 30th, with Ebert being held without bond since his arrest.

Ebert, aged 33, made his initial court appearance yesterday, Wednesday the 1st of April, with a further hearing due to take place today to discuss the terms of any bail or bond conditions.

Avon and Somerset Police are noting an increase in the number of teenagers producing drill music videos over the last year. They have also noted a rise in weapon offences, a rise of 5% from last year. A total of 82 weapons offences have been recorded in their remit, to which they are responding with increased patrols.

Police around the country are making links between drill music and violent crime. Ch Insp Dan Forster, the area commander for south Gloucestershire, says that “over the past six months we saw an increase in teenage boys making drill videos that they were posting on YouTube” and that “we’ve got a particularly challenging situation with young men aligning themselves with gang culture and carrying weapons and knives,” noting that the problem has accelerated in the last several months, as per The BBC.

Darren Alexander, the leader of a music mentoring program for Bristol’s disadvantaged youth, challenges this Police’s narrative on the drill, that drill music itself is to explain behind a rise in crime. Criticising this link as “surface level”, Mr Alexander says that to blame the rise in violent crime on the drill is “putting the cart before the horse”.

On a Bristol Unpacked podcast, he accepts that drill music’s lyrical content is often violent, yet notes that a lot of it is “for show”. In response to the Police, Alexander says: “I’m not surprised that Avon and Somerset police took that stance – they are firefighters, they see what’s happening on the streets, they see the stats, they see what they see and they put one and one together. If you see a young person making drill music or in a drill video, and you see them on the street carrying a knife or hanging round with people who are known to carry knives or have been arrested for similar or related offences, you’re going to assume things.”

“This doesn’t address the root problem. These people have been increasingly marginalised over generations, economically, socially and racially. They shouldn’t be blamed for what we are seeing on the surface. I find it disappointing that we blame young people who are feeling lost and disenfranchised, when really we should be looking at ourselves,” he said on the podcast.

Darren Alexander runs an award-winning organisation, ACE – short for Aspiration, Creation, Elevation, that works with the youth of Bristol’s most deprived areas that, through music, encourages a way out for deprived youngsters.

UK Police have made numerous attempts to clamp down on drill, with the most notable example being in Digga D, whose terms of release included a requirement to have his song lyrics proofread by police before they could be released. This was chronicled in a BBC documentary titled Defending Digga D.