The singer of Grammy-nominated San Diego metal band “As I Lay Dying” pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to hire someone to kill his ex-wife.
Timothy Lambesis, 32, is free on $2 million bond until he is sentenced May 2 on one count of solicitation of murder in Vista Superior Court.
Lambesis was recorded telling an undercover agent that he wanted his wife killed, according to prosecutors. The investigation began last April after Lambesis allegedly told a personal trainer at his gym that he wanted to get rid of his wife.
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The undercover agent, San Diego County Sheriff’s Officer Howard Bradley, testified last year that Lambesis met him at an Oceanside bookstore in May and said he wanted his wife “gone.”
Bradley said he asked Lambesis directly if he wanted his wife killed, and the singer replied, “‘Yes, I do.'”
Bradley said Lambesis told him at the end of their meeting, “Just to clarify, just so you know, I do want her dead.” source
Lambesis said his wife, Meggan Lambesis, had restricted his visits with their three adopted children after they separated in September 2012, Bradley testified at a preliminary hearing. The singer also told the agent that he was angry that Meggan Lambesis would get a large share of his income in a divorce settlement.
