He said he sought to be a “father figure” to his brother’s son.įormer Sweetie Pie’s employees and other character witnesses testified that Norman and his nephew had a close relationship.ĭanis said all the testimony from the scheme’s co-conspirators was backed up in trial by texts, call records and location data. ![]() Louis about 18 months before he was killed and supported him financially because he was trying to watch out for Montgomery. ![]() In testimony during the trial, Norman said he helped his nephew move to St. ![]() They have both pleaded guilty to participating in the scheme. Prosecutors said Norman paid $10,000 to an exotic dancer, Terica Ellis, to lure his nephew to the site where he was shot and paid $5,000 to Travell Anthony Hill to shoot Montgomery.Įllis and Hill both testified for the prosecution in the case. Leonard argued in his closing argument that the murder plot presented by prosecutors was a “made up theory.” “This plan doesn’t exist but for Tim Norman’s greed,” Danis said. Attorney Angie Danis said Norman was the architect of the plan to kill Montgomery. Attorney Sayler Fleming said she was “very, very pleased” with the verdict but that her office would make no further statements until after the sentencing.ĭuring closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Leonard said the testimony during the trial of two co-conspirators was shown to be “extremely non-credible.” And he said Norman testified well during the trial, noting he was not cross-examined. He said they plan to appeal and that Norman continues to be optimistic that he will eventually prevail. 15.įederal prosecutors said Norman, 43, hired two people to kill the 21-year-old Montgomery on March 14, 2016, then tried to cash a $450,000 life insurance policy taken out on his nephew months earlier.ĭefense attorney Michael Leonard said after the verdict that he and Norman were “extremely surprised and disappointed in the outcome” of the case. Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty but Norman could be sentenced to up to life in prison. Louis area by Robbie Montgomery - Norman’s mother and Andre’s grandmother. Norman and his nephew, Andre Montgomery, both starred in the long-running OWN reality show about a popular soul-food business founded in the St. He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. The jury deliberated about 17 hours over three days before reaching its verdict in the murder-for-hire case against James “Tim” Norman, the St. Louis-based reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” of arranging the shooting death of his nephew. LOUIS (AP) - A federal jury on Friday convicted a former star of the St. To this day, Norman hasn’t accepted responsibility despite the fact 12 jurors unanimously convicted him after seeing and hearing seven days of evidence in trial.ST. "At least all his co-conspirators have accepted responsibility. "Five families, especially that of the victim, are suffering and irreparably harmed as a result of Norman’s plot to have his own nephew murdered," said Special Agent in Charge Jay Greenberg of the FBI St. Authorities said the insurance agent then helped Norman file a claim on Montgomery's life insurance policy following his death. A fourth person, an insurance agent, was sentenced to three years in prison in November after he pleaded guilty to a charge of wire and mail fraud conspiracy and admitted fraudulently helping the disgraced reality TV star apply for multiple insurance policies. Authorities said she admitted Norman paid her $10,000 to find Montgomery and pass along his location. The shooter, who was paid $5,000 to commit the crime, was sentenced to 32 years in prison back in October.Ī 39-year-old woman was sentenced to three years in prison in January after she pleaded guilty to the murder-for-hire-conspiracy charge. Louis, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and one count of murder-for-hire and admitted to fatally shooting Montgomery with a. Attorney Angie Danis said during Thursday's sentencing hearing that Norman "portrayed one image to the public, but there were more sinister intentions lurking underneath." She added that "when he thought no one was watching, he planned the execution of his nephew and carried it out."Īuthorities said the shooter, a 31-year-old man from St.
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