As I Lay Dying Frontman’s Defense? Roid Rage
In case you haven’t been following the story, As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis was arrested for allegedly trying to find a hitman to take out his estranged wife, Meggan. His mistake (allegedly) was to propose this plan to an undercover detective at his gym.
Ah, the gym. From NBC in San Diego:
Lambesis was voted “Most Like Jesus” by classmates when he attended Santa Fe Christian High School as a teen. He was a religious studies major in college and “desperately loves his children,” according to his lawyer.
[Lambesis’ attorney Tim] Warwick said Lambesis’ troubles began when he got into bodybuilding and “gym culture.”
The frontman started taking supplements, then steroids, that led to what Warwick referred to as “changes in his physiological and mental status.”
He went from 170 to 220-pounds and in his attorney’s words, “Was not the same person. He was irritable and lost God.” A forensic psychiatrist who consulted with the defense said Lambesis got “roid rage” after using steroids.
His attorney said Lambesis is now off steroids, going through withdrawal, and in total isolation in jail for protection from other inmates. He’s also getting personal counseling from a jail chaplain.
