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| Metal singer Tim Lambesis arrested over murder plot | Metal singer Tim Lambesis arrested over murder plot |
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| The singer of Grammy-nominated US heavy metal band As I Lay Dying has been arrested on suspicion of plotting the murder of his estranged wife. | |
| Police in California said Tim Lambesis, 32, had tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his wife Meggan. | Police in California said Tim Lambesis, 32, had tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his wife Meggan. |
| "The information came to us late last week. We acted quickly on it. I believe that we averted a great tragedy," said a police spokesperson. | "The information came to us late last week. We acted quickly on it. I believe that we averted a great tragedy," said a police spokesperson. |
| Lambesis was arrested "without incident" in San Diego on 7 May. | Lambesis was arrested "without incident" in San Diego on 7 May. |
| The singer's wife filed for dissolution of marriage last September, according to San Diego Superior Court documents. | The singer's wife filed for dissolution of marriage last September, according to San Diego Superior Court documents. |
| The couple adopted three children from Ethiopia together in recent years before separating. | The couple adopted three children from Ethiopia together in recent years before separating. |
| As I Lay Dying, who formed in San Diego in 2000, have sold more than a million albums through the Metal Blade record label. | As I Lay Dying, who formed in San Diego in 2000, have sold more than a million albums through the Metal Blade record label. |
| Their 2007 album An Ocean Between Us reached number eight in the US album chart and featured the Grammy-nominated track Nothing Left. | Their 2007 album An Ocean Between Us reached number eight in the US album chart and featured the Grammy-nominated track Nothing Left. |
| Last year, the band - who take their name from a 1930 novel by William Faulkner - released their sixth album, Awakened. | Last year, the band - who take their name from a 1930 novel by William Faulkner - released their sixth album, Awakened. |
| According to the band's website, they are scheduled to tour the US with several other metal acts later this month. | According to the band's website, they are scheduled to tour the US with several other metal acts later this month. |