Ex-Turnstile Guitarist Brady Ebert Deemed Incompetent To Stand Trial For Attempted Murder

A Circuit Court judge in Montgomery County, Maryland has ruled that founding Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert is not competent to face trial on his attempted murder charges. In April, the 34-year-old Ebert was charged with using his car to intentionally run over William Yates, the 79-year-old father of Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates. Earlier this month, Circuit Judge Eric Johnson ordered a competency evaluation to determine whether he could properly understand the charges against him and assist in his own defense. On Tuesday, Circuit Judge Karla Smith ruled that Ebert is mentally incompetent and a danger to himself and others.Since his arrest, Brady Ebert has maintained that he committed no crimes and that he acted out of "pure self-defense." At the hearing where Judge Johnson ordered a competency evaluation, Ebert insisted that he's "perfectly competent" and that he plans to fire his attorney Mark Sobel, claiming that he believes Sobel is working with prosecutors. As the Baltimore Banner reports, Ebert is now in the custody of the Maryland Department Of Health, and there will be a new hearing to reevaluate his competency on Jan. 19.According to the Baltimore Banner, Judge Smith d...