Tuesday night. It was {announced|revealed} {last week|recently} that {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s, in St. Louis, will be the {subject|topic} of {a new|a brand-new} “docu-series”on OWN, Oprah Winfrey Network. David Carson dcarson@post-dispatch.com!.?.!
19 August 2020
James Timothy Norman, 41, of Jackson, Mississippi, was {arrested|apprehended|detained|jailed} Tuesday, one week after being charged with conspiracy to {use|utilize} interstate commerce {facilities|centers} in the commission of a murder-for-hire, {resulting in|leading to} death. ST. LOUIS– The {son|child|kid|boy} of Robbie Montgomery, {reality|truth} {TV|TELEVISION} star and owner of {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s, is {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}. James Timothy Norman, 41, of Jackson, Mississippi, was {arrested|apprehended|detained|jailed} Tuesday, one week after being charged with conspiracy to {use|utilize} interstate commerce {facilities|centers} in the commission of a murder-for-hire, {resulting in|leading to} death. The nephew, Andre Montgomery, was Robbie Montgomery’s {grandson|grand son}.
Her {show|program},”Welcome to {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s, “aired for {five|5} seasons {starting|beginning} in 2011 on OWN. She is {a former|a previous} backup {singer|vocalist} for Ike and Tina Turner. Both Norman and Andre Montgomery appeared on”{Welcome|Invite} to {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s. “Robbie Montgomery {sued|took legal action against} Norman in 2016, {claiming|declaring} his operation of {three|3} {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s {restaurants|dining establishments} was a copyright {infringement|violation}. Andre Montgomery was fatally shot March 14, 2016, near Fairground Park.
{Prosecutors|District attorneys} {say|state} Norman conspired with {a woman|a lady|a female}, Terica Ellis, of Memphis, Tennessee, in Montgomery’s murder. In 2014, when Montgomery was 18, {prosecutors|district attorneys} {say|state} Norman {obtained|acquired|got} a$450,000 life {insurance|insurance coverage} policy on his nephew, and Norman was the sole {beneficiary|recipient}. In the day’s leading up to Montgomery’s death, Norman flew to St. Louis from his {home|house} in Los Angeles, and
Ellis {traveled|took a trip} to St. Louis from her {home|house} in Memphis, according to the criminal {complaint|grievance|problem} {filed|submitted} Tuesday in U.S. District Court. On the day of the murder, Ellis {used|utilized} {a temporary|a short-term|a momentary|a short-lived} phone to {determine|identify|figure out} Montgomery’s {location|place|area}, then she {immediately|instantly|right away} {placed|put|positioned} a call to Norman, {prosecutors|district attorneys} {say|state}. Ellis ‘phone {location|place|area} {placed|put|positioned} her near Montgomery at the time of his death, according to the {complaint|grievance|problem}. {Immediately|Instantly|Right away} following the murder, Ellis {placed|put|positioned} another call, then {began|started} {traveling|taking a trip} back to Memphis.
Ellis {later|later on} {deposited|transferred} more than $9,000 in {cash|money} into {various|different|numerous} {bank accounts|checking account|savings account}, {prosecutors|district attorneys} {say|state}. A week after the killing, Norman {contacted|got in touch with|called} the life {insurance|insurance coverage} {company|business} in {an attempt|an effort} to {collect|gather} on his nephew’s policy.
Ellis was charged in July with conspiracy to {use|utilize} interstate commerce {facilities|centers} in the commission of a murder-for-hire, {resulting in|leading to} death.
The criminal case {is part of|belongs to|becomes part of} Operation LeGend, which {has|has actually} brought 50 federal {agents|representatives} to St. Louis to {combat|fight} violent {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity}. The {initiative|effort} was {named|called} for a 4-year-old {boy|young boy|kid} who was shot and {killed|eliminated} in June in Kansas City.