27 December 2020
James Timothy Norman was {arrested|apprehended|detained|jailed} and {accused|implicated} of {facilitating|helping with|assisting in} a murder-for-hire plot {against|versus} his
nephew in {an attempt|an effort} to {collect|gather} the nephew’s life {insurance|insurance coverage} {money|cash}. It was {announced|revealed} in April of 2011 that {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s, in St. Louis, will be the {subject|topic} of {a new|a brand-new} series on OWN, Oprah Winfrey Network. (David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com!.?.!) Travell Hill (from left), James Timothy Norman and Terica Ellis all face charges in connection to the shooting death of Andre Montgomery Jr., the {grandson|grand son} of the owner of {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s {restaurants|dining establishments}. It was a made-for-TV murder {involving|including} {a reality|a truth} {TV|TELEVISION} {family|household}. Robbie Montgomery, {a former|a previous} backup {singer|vocalist} for Ike and Tina Turner, opened her {first|very first} {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s {restaurant|dining establishment} in Dellwood in 1996, {offering|providing|using} a soul food menu.
Success {led to|resulted in|caused} her starring in a reality-TV {show|program}, “Welcome to {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s,”which {ran on|operated on|worked on} the Oprah Winfrey Network from 2011 to 2016. She was “Miss Robbie. “{{Also|Likewise} cast were her {son|child|kid|boy}, James”Tim”Norman, and {a grandson|a grand son}, Andre Montgomery Jr., who was Norman’s nephew.|Cast were her {son|child|kid|boy}, James”Tim”Norman, and {a grandson|a grand son}, Andre Montgomery Jr., who was Norman’s nephew.} The {show|program} {featured|included} their Southern cooking and tales of Norman’s effort to {overcome|conquer} his past as a teenage armed {robber|burglar}. In one episode, he and his {mother|mom} {visit|go to|check out} {a prison|a jail} where he {had|had actually} served time.
{{But|However} on March 14, 2016, Andre Montgomery, 21, was fatally shot near Fairground Park.|On March 14, 2016, Andre Montgomery, 21, was fatally shot near Fairground Park.} Norman and his {mother|mom} {visited|went to|checked out} the murder scene for the{show|program}.”{Since|Because|Considering that|Given that} Andre’s {passing|death}, I {haven’t|have not} gone through this part of the city,”Norman {said|stated}. The murder was unsolved {until|up until|till} August, when Norman, 41, was {arrested|apprehended|detained|jailed} in Jackson, Mississippi, on federal charges of conspiracy in a murder-for-hire. {A former|A previous} {girlfriend|sweetheart}, dancer Terica Ellis of Memphis, was {accused|implicated} of {luring|enticing|drawing|tempting} Montgomery to the murder scene. Federal {investigators|detectives|private investigators} {{said|stated} both were|were both {said|stated}} in St. Louis that day. They {said|stated} Ellis {returned to|went back to} Memphis with $9,000.
They {said|stated} Norman, who {had|had actually} {bought|purchased} a $450,000 life {insurance|insurance coverage} policy on Montgomery in 2014, {tried|attempted} without success to cash it. Federal authorities charged {insurance|insurance coverage} {agent|representative} Waiel Yaghnam, who {sold|offered} the policy, with conspiracy to {commit|dedicate|devote} {fraud|scams}. {A fourth|A 4th} {defendant|accused|offender}, Travell Hill, was charged in November, {allegedly|presumably|apparently|supposedly} for tipping Ellis to Montgomery’s {location|place|area}.
The web of possible {motives|intentions} grew in September with disclosure of a 2015 {burglary|break-in|robbery|theft} of Robbie Montgomery’s North County {home|house}, when $220,000 in {cash|money} and {jewelry|fashion jewelry|precious jewelry} were {stolen|taken}. {Detectives|Investigators} {suspected|thought|presumed|believed} Andre Montgomery. When they interviewed him in 2016, Montgomery {pointed to|indicated} Norman for the {burglary|break-in|robbery|theft}.
{Four|4} days {later|later on}, Montgomery was shot dead.
Source: stltoday.com