12 November 2020
- MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI DETENTION CENTER/MISSOURI DOC Tim Norman, left, conspired with Travell Hill in the killing, authorities {say|state}.
{A fourth|A 4th} {person|individual} {has|has actually} been {indicted|prosecuted|arraigned} in the murder-for-hire case {against|versus} James Timothy “Tim” Norman of {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s.
Norman is {accused|implicated} of {setting up|establishing} his twenty-year-old nephew Andre Montgomery to be {killed|eliminated} in March 2016. The {two|2} both appeared on the {reality|truth} {show|program} {Welcome|Invite} to {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s and are {members of the family|family members} behind the {famed|well known|famous|renowned} {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s restaurants.In August, the {shocking|stunning} case was unsealed in federal court, {revealing|exposing} {accusations|allegations} that Norman {enlisted|employed|got} {an exotic dancer|a stripper} {named|called} Terica Ellis to {lure|entice|draw|tempt} Montgomery {outside of|beyond} {a home|a house} in north St. Louis where he was {gunned down|assassinated}. {Prosecutors|District attorneys} from the U.S. {Attorney|Lawyer}’s {Office|Workplace} {say|state} Norman {had|had actually} {secretly|covertly|privately} {taken out|gotten|secured} a life {insurance|insurance coverage} policy on his nephew in the years {before|prior to} the killing.The {new|brand-new} indictment {alleges|declares} a Mehlville {man|guy|male} {named|called} Travell
Hill {was part of|belonged to|became part of} the plot. The 29-year-old, whose {criminal record|rap sheet} {includes|consists of} trespassing and drug convictions {but|however} no violent {crimes|criminal offenses|criminal activities}, is charged with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to {commit|dedicate|devote} murder-for-hire. Hill’s {role|function} isn’t {clearly|plainly} {defined|specified} in court {papers|documents}, {but|however} {prosecutors|district attorneys} {say|state} phone records {show|reveal} he was {involved in|associated with} the circle of conspirators who {plotted|outlined} to {kill|eliminate} Montgomery. The {plan|strategy} {started|began} with Ellis {sending|sending out} messages to Montgomery, {promising|guaranteeing|assuring} to {meet up with|meet} him in St. Louis.Using a burner phone, Ellis {contacted|got in touch with|called} Norman and Hill on March 14, 2016, and {told|informed} them where to {find|discover} Montgomery, authorities {say|state}. The phone’s GPS {data|information} {showed|revealed} she was near Montgomery along Natural Bridge when he was shot that night, according to the indictment. She called Norman, who {‘d| had actually} {immediately|instantly|right away} flown in from his {home|house} in Los Angeles after the shooting. He drove her back to her {home|house} in Memphis.Over the next {couple of|number of} days, Ellis {deposited|transferred}$9,000 in {various|different|numerous} {bank accounts|checking account|savings account}, the feds {say|state}. Norman is {also|likewise} {accused|implicated} of {arranging|organizing|setting up} a$5,000 {cash|money} payment to Hill on March 16, 2016. {Prosecutors|District attorneys} {say|state} Hill was {recorded|tape-recorded|taped} {speaking to|talking to|speaking with} an unnamed {person|individual} in {a jail|a prison} the {same|exact same|very same} day about {the money|the cash} and Montgomery’s killing.Norman, Ellis and Hill were all charged with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to {commit|dedicate|devote} murder-for-hire. Norman and Waiel “Wally”Yaghnam are {also|likewise} charged with conspiracy to {commit|dedicate|devote} wire and mail {fraud|scams}. Yaghnam, {a former|a previous} music {producer|manufacturer} who {worked with|dealt with} Nelly, was Norman’s {insurance|insurance coverage} {agent|representative}
and {helped|assisted} him {fake|phony} the {paperwork|documents|documentation} to {take out|get|secure} life {insurance|insurance coverage} policies on Montgomery, according to the charges. Yaghnam was {also|likewise} charged with {five|5} counts of {aggravated|worsened|intensified|exacerbated} identity theft {tied|connected} to the case.Norman {tried|attempted} to {cash in|money in} $450,000 policies after {orchestrating|managing} his nephew’s murder, authorities say.Hill is {scheduled|arranged|set up} for a detention hearing on Friday. We {welcome|invite} {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
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