San Diego Sheriff's Department Speaks About Tim Lambesis Arrest

Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying, was taken into custody without incident on Tuesday (May 7) around 2 p.m. at an Oceanside business, according to San Diego Sheriff's Department.

He was charged with solicitation of another to commit murder of his wife, who resides in Encinitas.

"Information came to us late last week — last Thursday, to be specific — that Lambesis was soliciting another individual to kill his estranged wife, who also resides in the area," Caldwell said. "Our detectives, our fugitive task force and the sheriff's special investigations division immediately initiated an investigation into this allegation. We worked around the clock through the weekend and that culminated this afternoon when Lambesis solicited an undercover detective to kill his wife."

She continued: "The next step will be Lambesis' initial appearance in court, and that is where the charges are read, and if there's a bail to be set. And they will go from there and start setting different court dates. The investigation at our end is still ongoing, and I can't go into detail on that. And, thankfully, no one was hurt. But I believe that the captain who commented earlier said that we averted a tragedy today."

Lambesis was booked into the Vista Detention Facility. He is expected be arraigned on Wednesday or Thursday.

Read More News

Tags:  Tim Lambesis, As I Lay Dying   

Jason Fisher    May 08, 2013