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{Testimony|Statement|Testament} {reveals|exposes} {new|brand-new} {details|information} in {alleged|supposed} plot to {kill|eliminate} {grandson|grand son} of ‘{Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s’ {TV|TELEVISION} star – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

4 September 2020

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Man featured on reality TV show charged in nephew's killing

{A customer|A client|A consumer} {picks up|gets} some to go food from {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s owner Robbie Montgomery, center, and Montgomery’s {son|child|kid|boy} James Timothy

Norman, right, at {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s in St. Louis on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Norman, of Jackson, Miss., was {arrested|apprehended|detained|jailed} Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 in the March 14, 2016, {fatal|deadly} shooting of his nephew Andre Montgomery, who was {gunned down|assassinated} near a park in St. Louis. David Carson Editor’s note: This story {has|has actually} been {updated|upgraded} to {correct|fix|remedy} that the theft of $200,000 {occurred|happened|took place} at the {home|house} of Robbie Montgomery

, not James Norman. ST. LOUIS– A St. Louis {police|authorities|cops} {detective|investigator}’s {testimony|statement|testament} in a Tennessee courtroom {this week|today} {revealed|exposed} {new|brand-new} {details|information} in what authorities {have|have actually} {described as|referred to as} a murder-for-hire plot to {kill|eliminate} the {grandson|grand son} of {reality|truth} {TV|TELEVISION} star and {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s owner Robbie Montgomery.

{Detective|Investigator} Donald Thurmond {gave|provided|offered} {testimony|statement|testament} Wednesday in a virtual bail hearing for Terica Ellis, 36, of Memphis, {one of|among} {three|3} {people|individuals} {accused|implicated} in the March 2016 plot to {kill|eliminate} 21-year-old Andre Montgomery Jr. The victim’s uncle, James Timothy Norman, 41, is {also|likewise} charged with {orchestrating|managing} the death. Norman and Andre Montgomery both appeared {alongside|together with|along with} {family|household} matriarch and soul food {restaurant|dining establishment} owner Robbie Montgomery in the {reality|truth} {show|program}” {Welcome|Invite} to {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s,” which ran for {five|5} seasons on OWN.

Terica Ellis mugshot

Terica Ellis in a mugshot from a previous arrest from Shelby County, Tennessee. {Photo|Picture|Image} {courtesy of|thanks to} the Shelby County {Sheriff|Constable}’s {Office|Workplace}. Thurmond’s {testimony|statement|testament} {publicly|openly} {revealed|exposed} for the {first time|very first time} that Andre Montgomery was a suspect in the theft of$200,000 in {cash|money} from the {home|house} of his {grandmother|grandma|granny}, Robbie Montgomery , {prosecutors|district attorneys} {confirmed|verified|validated}. The {detective|investigator} {added|included} that Norman’s {alleged|supposed} accomplice, Ellis,

{told|informed} {investigators|detectives|private investigators} she {knew|understood} the theft made Norman’s” {boys|young boys|kids} “{want to|wish to} “get up on”Andre Montgomery. Norman is Robbie Montgomery’s {son|child|kid|boy}. Thurmond {also|likewise} {testified|affirmed} that Norman {offered|provided|used} Ellis$10,000 to”{secure|protect} the {location|place|area}” of his nephew the night he was {killed|eliminated}.

Norman {knew|understood} Ellis, a Memphis {mother|mom} of {two|2}, {because|since|due to the fact that} she worked for a time as a dancer at the {Metro|City} East strip club Bottoms Up, and the {two|2} {had|had actually} {been intimate|made love} in the past, {prosecutors|district attorneys} {said|stated}. {Details|Information} of the court {proceeding|case} were {first|initially} reported by the {Commercial|Industrial|Business} Appeal in Memphis. Federal charging {documents|files} {say|state} both Norman and Ellis {traveled|took a trip} to St. Louis about a day {before|prior to} Montgomery was {killed|eliminated} and {communicated|interacted} by pre-paid {cellphones|mobile phones|cellular phones} {bought|purchased} the day of the shooting. Thurmond {testified|affirmed} that the night of the shooting, Montgomery came {outside of|beyond} {a building|a structure} on Natural Bridge {Avenue|Opportunity} near Fairground Park to {meet|satisfy|fulfill} Ellis, who {had|had actually} texted him and {bought|purchased} him {a pair|a set} of {pants|trousers}. The {detective|investigator} {said|stated} {investigators|detectives|private investigators} {believe|think} a “{third party|3rd party}”then shot Montgomery, according to {prosecutors|district attorneys} who {confirmed|verified|validated} the {testimony|statement|testament}

. Ellis then left the {area|location} to {return to|go back to} Memphis. Federal charging {documents|files} {say|state} in the days after the shooting Ellis {deposited|transferred} more than $9,000 {cash|money} into {several|a number of|numerous} {bank accounts|checking account|savings account}. Norman is {accused|implicated} of then {trying|attempting} to {collect|gather} on {several|a number of|numerous} life {insurance|insurance coverage} policies he {took out|got|secured} on his nephew in 2014. Norman was {listed|noted} as the sole {beneficiary|recipient} of the policies worth about $450,000, federal {prosecutors|district attorneys} {said|stated} in charging {documents|files}.

Norman was {never|never ever} able to {collect|gather} the {insurance|insurance coverage} {money|cash}, and his life {insurance|insurance coverage} {agent|representative}, Waiel “Wally” Yaghnam, 42, was {also|likewise} charged with one count of conspiracy to {commit|dedicate|devote} wire and mail {fraud|scams}. Yaghnam is {accused|implicated} of {providing|offering|supplying} {false|incorrect} {information|info|details} on the policies, {including|consisting of} {information|info|details} about Montgomery’s {income|earnings}.

Yaghnam {worked in|operated in} life {insurance|insurance coverage} after {a career|a profession} in the music {industry|market} that {included|consisted of} producing {rapper|rap artist} Nelly’s hit 2002 album “Nellyville.”

James Timothy Norman

Murder-for-hire charges against son of Sweetie Pie's owner are latest chapter in a troubled life

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. Ellis and Norman were both {indicted|prosecuted|arraigned} by a federal grand jury in August on charges of conspiracy to {commit|dedicate|devote} murder for hire, or murder for hire {resulting in|leading to} death.

Norman {also|likewise} {faces|deals with} {an additional charge|a surcharge|a service charge|an added fee} of conspiracy to {commit|dedicate|devote} wire and mail {fraud|scams}. U.S. Magistrate Judge Charmiane Claxton {denied|rejected} Ellis’bail Wednesday. She will be {transported|transferred|carried} from Tennessee to the

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