Feds {Won’t|Will Not} {Seek|Look For} {Death Penalty|Capital Punishment|Death Sentence} for Welcome to {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s Star Tim Norman – Riverfront Times

Federal {prosecutors|district attorneys} {won’t|will not} {seek|look for} the {death penalty|capital punishment|death sentence} {against|versus} Welcome to {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s James “Tim” Norman if he’s {convicted|founded guilty} of {orchestrating|managing} his cousin’s murder, {but|however} they {haven’t|have not} made {a determination|a decision} about another {man|guy|male} charged in the case.

Norman is {accused|implicated} of paying {an exotic dancer|a stripper} from Memphis in 2016 to {lure|entice|draw|tempt} his nephew Andre Montgomery outside to be {gunned down|assassinated}. Norman, who is the {son|child|kid|boy} of {famed|well known|famous|renowned} {performer|entertainer} and restaurateur Robbie Montgomery, {had|had actually} {secretly|covertly|privately} {taken out|gotten|secured} $450,000 worth of life {insurance|insurance coverage} on the nephew, according to an indictment.In a memo {filed|submitted} on Wednesday, {prosecutors|district attorneys} {wrote|composed} that the U.S. {Attorney General|Attorney general of the United States|Chief law officer} {had|had actually} directed them not to pursue the {death penalty|capital punishment|death sentence} {against|versus} Norman or the dancer, Terica Ellis.In August of this year, Norman was {indicted|prosecuted|arraigned} {along with|together with|in addition to} Ellis in what the feds {say|state} was a murder-for-hire plot. {Two|2} others {have|have actually} {since|because|considering that|given that} been {indicted|prosecuted|arraigned} {as well|also|too}– a music-producer-turned-insurance-agent {named|called} Waiel”Wally Yaghnam, who {allegedly|presumably|apparently|supposedly} {helped|assisted} {file|submit} {bogus|fake|phony} {documents|files} for the life {insurance|insurance coverage} policies, and 29-year-old Travell Hill, who was charged {earlier|previously} this month. Norman, Ellis and Hill were all charged with conspiracy to {commit|dedicate|devote} murder. Federal {prosecutors|district attorneys} are still {withholding|keeping}&the {full|complete} {details|information} of what they {think|believe} {happened|occurred|taken place} in Andre Montgomery’s killing, {but|however} they {say|state} phone records {show|reveal}the killing was {coordinated|collaborated} through Norman.The {reality|truth} {show|program} star was {living in|residing in} Los Angeles in March 2016 {but|however} flew into St. Louis the day {before|prior to} his nephew’s killing.

He {began|started} {communicating|interacting} with Ellis through burner phones {once|when|as soon as} {in town|in the area}, {prosecutors|district attorneys} {say|state}. Ellis {had|had actually} {already|currently} been trading messages with Montgomery, {telling|informing} the twenty-year-old she ‘d be {visiting|going to|checking out} St. Louis and making {plans|strategies} to meet.On March 14, 2016, Ellis {contacted|got in touch with|called} Norman and Hill and {told|informed} them where they {could|might} {find|discover} Montgomery, the indictment {says|states}. {GPS {coordinates|collaborates} from the phone {showed|revealed} she {was nearby|neighbored} when Montgomery was shot to death in the 3900 block of Natural Bridge.|When Montgomery was shot to death in the 3900 block of Natural Bridge, gps {coordinates|collaborates} from the phone {showed|revealed} she was {nearby|close by}.} She {immediately|instantly|right away} drove {home|house} to Memphis, where she {deposited|transferred} $9,000– part of$10,000 Norman {allegedly|presumably|apparently|supposedly} paid her– in {various|different|numerous} accounts {during|throughout} the next {couple of|number of} days. She, Norman and Hill stopped {using|utilizing} their {cell phones|mobile phone|cellular phone} {shortly|soon|quickly} after the shooting.Two days after the killing, Hill was {recorded|tape-recorded|taped} on {a prison|a jail} phone as he {talked to|spoke with|spoke to|talked with} his {brother|sibling|bro} about “Tim”and the killing, authorities {say|state}. According to the indictment, Hill’s {brother|sibling|bro}, Tony Whitfield, was heard on the call laughing and {saying|stating},”I heard that motherfucker {finally|lastly} got him.”Hill was paid$ 5,000 by an unnamed witness, who got {the money|the cash} from Norman at the Chase, authorities say.In Wednesday’s memo, {prosecutors|district attorneys} {said|stated} although they {wouldn’t|would not} {seek|look for} death for Norman or Ellis, {should|ought to|must|need to} they be {convicted|founded guilty}, {a decision|a choice} on Hill was”still pending “and analysis.None of the {defendants|accuseds|offenders} {have|have actually} been {convicted|founded guilty} of {a crime|a criminal offense|a criminal activity} in connection with Montgomery’s death.We welcome {tips|suggestions|ideas|pointers} and feedback. Email the author at doyle.murphy@riverfronttimes.com or follow on Twitter at @DoyleMurphy. {Sign up|Register} for our weekly newsletters to get {the latest|the most recent|the current} on the news, things to do and {places|puts|positions} to {eat|consume} {delivered|provided} right to your inbox. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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