On May 7th, As I Lay Dying lead singer, Tim Lambesis, was
arrested in Oceanside (California) on suspicion of solicitation of murder
charges in an alleged plot to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife.
Authorities
began to investigate Lambesis on Thursday (May 2nd) after
receiving a tip saying that the singer was trying to hire someone to murder
his wife Meggan, but they only formally arrested him after Lambesis allegedly
soliciting an undercover police officer to commit the act. Tim
and Meggan Lambesis were married for 8 years, before Meggan filed for divorce
in September 2012 citing “irreconcilable differences”. The couple had
adopted three children from Ethiopia together.
As I Lay Dying frontman pleaded “not guilty”
at his arraignment on Thursday May 9th, having his bail settled at $3
million. It is said that Lambesis should make bail. If released he will
have no contact with both his wife and three children, also having to wear a
GPS monitoring device and accept travel restrictions. If convicted, he could
face up to nine years in prison – the maximum exposure for solicitation
of murder in the state of California.
Lambesis fellow band members issued an official
statement on their Facebook page regarding the band´s frontman arrest
“To our fans,
As we post this, the legal process is taking its course and we have no more
information than you do. There are many unanswered questions, and the situation
will become clearer in the coming days and weeks. We’ll keep you informed as
best we can.
Our thoughts right now are with Tim, his family, and with everyone else
affected by this terrible situation – and with our fans, whom we love and draw
strength from.
Thank you for understanding, and as always, for your support of As I Lay
Dying.”
- Jordan, Nick, Phil, and Josh
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