"As captured in a fan video, a sheriff's deputy at the front of the stage is seen pulling fans down as Turnstile bassist Franz Lyons and singer Brendan Yates are helping others onto the stage, with Lyons intervening when a security guard tried to stop other fans from joining the band. The deputy is holding what appears to be a canister of pepper spray and fires it directly in the face of an attendee as attempts to climb onto the stage."
"Lyons is visibly affected by the spray and quickly guides Yates away from the chemical cloud. Watch the video below. Get Turnstile Tickets Here "I smelled the air getting a little spicy, and then my eyes are watering," an anonymous fan told CBS 6 News. "I was like, 'Oh crap.' It's pepper spray... People were pouring water in people's eyes to rinse the eyes out. I just kind of took a second to breathe it out. Coughed a bit.""
A sheriff's deputy appeared to deploy pepper spray into a fan's face during Turnstile's September 24 concert in Richmond, Virginia. The incident occurred as the band performed 'Birds' and invited fans to join them on stage. Fan video shows a deputy at the front of the stage pulling fans down while bassist Franz Lyons and singer Brendan Yates helped others onto the stage. The deputy fired what appeared to be a canister of pepper spray directly at an attendee attempting to climb onto the stage. Lyons and Yates were affected, with Lyons guiding Yates away from the chemical cloud. The incident is under investigation by Richmond Sheriff Antionette Irving.
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