As I Lay Dying‘s Tim Lambesis will return to a San Diego, CA court next Friday, July 18th at 9:30am for a hearing. The purpose of that hearing will be to determine whether the months he spent on house arrest prior to his trial will be credited towards his six year prison sentence.
Lambesis was of course sentenced this past May, after having pled guilty to a charge of solicitation of another to commit murder. Though an interview he gave (see the link above) disputed it, Lambesis had admitted to attempting to hire a hitman to kill his then estranged wife Meggan.
Meanwhile, a report running over at Radio.com provides some more insight into Tim‘s state of mind two weeks prior to his sentencing. He was quoted as saying in an interview with his probation officer:
“There is not a day that goes by that I don’t wish I could undo this…. An apology to Meggan does not seem like enough to make it up to her. I don’t have any animosity towards her and I have deep remorse…. We had a difficult separation…. I was trying to fight for my kids through the courts but was not seeing any results. I felt helpless and I began to feel desperate…. I was in a different mindset due to the separation and custody experience and my mind was altered due to the steroid use. My steroid use was affecting many decisions in my life. I am not a risk to her (Meggan) in the slightest way…. If you look at the majority of my life, this was out of character for me. I don’t have a history of violence. I have never been an angry person. Given the potential of my future, I feel that I can be an asset to others if I am allowed to remain in the community.”
