18 August 2020
James Timothy “Tim” Norman {had|had actually} {taken out|gotten|secured} a $450,000 life {insurance|insurance coverage} policy on his nephew, on which he was the sole {beneficiary|recipient}
ST. LOUIS– {One of|Among} the stars of the {reality|truth} {show|program} {centered|focused} around St. Louis soul food {restaurant|dining establishment} {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s was charged in connection with a murder-for-hire plot that left his nephew
dead back in 2016. James Timothy” Tim “Norman, 41, was charged with conspiracy to {use|utilize} interstate commerce {facilities|centers} in the commission of a murder-for-hire {resulting in|leading to} death in connection with the March 14, 2016, death of 21-year-old Andre Montgomery. Terica Ellis, {an exotic dancer|a stripper} from Memphis who {investigators|detectives|private investigators} {said|stated} was Norman’s accomplice, was {arrested|apprehended|detained|jailed} and charged with the {same|exact same|very same} {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity}.
According to charging {documents|files}, Norman, in 2014, {took out|got|secured} a life {insurance|insurance coverage} policy on his nephew, Montgomery, on which he was the sole {beneficiary|recipient}. Charging {documents|files} {said|stated} he made {multiple|several|numerous} {false|incorrect} {statements|declarations} in {acquiring|obtaining|getting} the
policy. Less than {two|2} years {later|later on}, on March 14, 2016, Montgomery was shot and {killed|eliminated}. According to charging {documents|files}, Ellis and Norman {came to|concerned|pertained to} St.
Louis from out of town the day {before|prior to} the {deadly|fatal|lethal} shooting. They each {purchased|bought|acquired} and {activated|triggered} {temporary|short-term|momentary|short-lived} {cellphones|mobile phones|cellular phones} at the {same|exact same|very same} {store|shop} the
next day. {Documents|Files} {said|stated} Ellis and Norman {stayed in|remained in} contact throughout the day {using|utilizing} the phones.
At around 8 p.m., Montgomery left {the house|your home|your house} he was in on the 3900 block of Natural Bridge {Road|Roadway} to take {a phone call|a telephone call|a call}. While he was {outside|outdoors}, he was shot and {killed|eliminated}. RELATED: {Grandson|Grand son} of “{Welcome|Invite} to {Sweetie|Sweetheart|Darling} Pie’s”star {killed|eliminated} in North St.
Louis shooting Phone records {showed|revealed} that {phone call|telephone call|call} was with the {cellphone|mobile phone|cellular phone} Ellis {bought|purchased} and {activated|triggered} {earlier|previously} that day, {and that|which} Montgomery, {earlier|previously} in the night, {had|had actually} texted her the address of {the house|your home|your house} where he was {eventually|ultimately} {murdered|killed}.
GPS {data|information} from Ellis’ phone {showed|revealed} she was at the {home|house} at the time of the {deadly|fatal|lethal} shooting, and her {first|very first} call after the shooting was to Norman.
< img class=" video __ thumbnail "data-asset-fallback=" default"src="https://stlouisinsurancedirectory.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/welcome-to-sweetie-pies-star-accused-of-murder-for-hire-killing-of-nephew-in-st-louis-ksdk-com.jpg"/ >< div class="{article|short article|post} __ {section|area} {article|short article|post} __ section_type_text {utility|energy} __ text "readability="35 "> {Shortly|Soon|Quickly} after the shooting, she was back on the {road|roadway} {returning to|going back to} Memphis. Both of the {temporary|short-term|momentary|short-lived} {cellphones|mobile phones|cellular phones} were {deactivated|shut off|shut down} less than a day after the shooting, charging {documents|files} {said|stated}.
Days {later|later on}, Ellis {deposited|transferred} more than $ 9,000 in {cash|money} into {multiple|several|numerous} {bank accounts|checking account|savings account}. {One of|Among} the accounts was opened the day after the {deadly|fatal|lethal} shooting. Prior to the {homicide|murder}, she had {a negative|an unfavorable} balance, charging {documents|files} {said|stated}.
Over the next week, Norman {attempted|tried} to {collect|gather} on the life {insurance|insurance coverage} policy, {but|however} the {company|business} did not pay {because|since|due to the fact that} Norman {failed|stopped working} to {provide|offer|supply} {several|a number of|numerous} {documents|files}. That {same|exact same|very same} week, he {also|likewise} {met up with|met} Ellis in Los Angeles, GPS {data|information} from {different|various} {cellphones|mobile phones|cellular phones} {showed|revealed}. Norman {also|likewise} {sent|sent out} Ellis $ 700 {using|utilizing} Western Union on April 30, charging {documents|files} {said|stated}. The St. Louis Metropolitan {Police|Authorities|Cops} Department and the FBI are still {investigating|examining}. {A press release|A news release} from the Department of Justice’s Eastern District of Missouri {said|stated} the arrests {were part of|belonged to|became part of} Operation Legend, a”{sustained|continual}, {systematic|methodical|organized} and {coordinated|collaborated} {law enforcement|police}
{initiative|effort} in which federal {law enforcement agencies|police} {work in|operate in} {conjunction|combination} with state and {local|regional} {law enforcement|police} {officials|authorities} {to fight|to combat|to eliminate} violent {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity},”according to the Department of Justice. RELATED:< a class =" cms __ embed-related-story __ link" href="https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/st-louis-crime-federal-agents-operation-legend/63-87ceae76-96c5-4b10-9ae1-babd52a10ff0"> 50 federal {agents|representatives} {coming to|concerning|pertaining to} St. Louis
to {combat|fight} violent {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity} The {initiative|effort} is {named|called} in honor of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was shot and {killed|eliminated} while he slept early in the {morning|early morning} of June 29 in Kansas City. Operation Legend {first|very first} launch in Kansas City, Missouri on July 8.
U.S. {Attorney|Lawyer} Jensen was {joined|signed up with} by St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, Judge Jimmie Edwards, Missouri {Governor|Guv} Mike Parson, {Attorney General|Attorney General Of The United States|Chief Law Officer} Eric Schmitt and St. Louis Metropolitan {Police|Authorities|Cops} Department Chief John Hayden at a Thursday afternoon {press conference|interview}.
Jensen {said|stated} 50 Department of Homeland Security {law enforcement|police} officers will {come to|concern|pertain to} St. Louis and will be supplemented by the Missouri Highway Patrol.
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