Tim Norman

Norman was found guilty of arranging the 2016 murder of his 21-year-old nephew and co-star Andre Montgomery Jr. in order to collect a $450,000 life insurance ...

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Tim Norman, former Welcome to Sweetie Pie's celebrity, has been sentenced to life in federal prison after being found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot ...

Tim Norman was convicted in September for arranging the shooting death of his nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr.

[ “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s”](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/09/03/welcome-to-sweetie-pies-star-murder-plot-nephew-tim-norman/5701932002/) was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for arranging the [shooting death of his nephew](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/16/sweetie-pies-star-tim-norman-guilty-nephew-shooting-death/10401105002/) to collect a life insurance payment. Terica Taneisha Ellis, now 39, from Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting that Norman paid her $10,000 to find Montgomery and tell Hill his location. [James “Tim” Norman ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/08/20/tim-norman-welcome-sweetie-pies-new-fraud-charges/3404660001/)did not speak on his own behalf at the sentencing hearing in the March 2016 killing of his 21-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. Louis, was sentenced in October to 32 years in prison. “I don’t know whether Tim did what he was accused and convicted of,” wrote Robbie Montgomery, who is also the victim’s grandmother. LOUIS — The former star of St.

He arranged for hitman to kill Andrew Montgomery, who was also his co-star in OWN reality show.

And not one person got on the stand and said that I told them to hurt my nephew. “When he thought no one was watching, he planned the execution of his nephew and carried it out.” But the jury didn’t get to hear that. The dancer and the alleged shooter both testified against Norman. The feds knew 100% I did not do those insurance policies. Montgomery was shot on March 14, 2016; he was 21 years old.

The family of former Ikette Robbie Montgomery can officially breathe a sigh of relief. The world was first introduced to the family via the OWN network show ...

As for Hill, he was sentenced to 32 years in prison for his role as the shooter in the crime. When he thought no one was watching, he planned the execution of his nephew and carried it out.” Attorney's Office Eastern District of Missouri, Ellis was sentenced to three years in prison for her role in the crime in January 2023. “And the measure of someone’s character is what they do when they think no one is watching. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Missouri, Norman was sentenced to life imprisonment by U.S. was murdered on March 14, 2016, and Tim Norman was later charged and recently convicted for the crime. So, it’s clear that money was the motive for his demise. The judge has spoken! Per the press release from the U.S. Now that Tim has been handed down a life sentence, folks are wondering about his motives for the murder plot. “Tim Norman portrayed one image to the public, but there were more sinister intentions lurking underneath,” Assistant U.S. District Judge John A.

Former St. Louis reality TV star James "Tim" Norman will serve life in prison for conspiring to kill his nephew.

[ years in prison last](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-who-lured-sweetie-pie-s-star-to-his-death-sentenced-in-emotional-hearing/article_1b802337-67e8-5702-806c-79e1a0333f95.html) month after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for hire in the case. Norman broke into tears several times during four hours of trial testimony, telling the jury he enlisted Ellis and Hill to find his nephew, but not kill him. Norman declined to speak on his own behalf in court Thursday, but he claimed his innocence in a recent social media post. As a mother, I am devastated that my son has been accused and convicted of the crimes," Robbie Montgomery wrote the judge. Both Norman and his nephew starred in “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s,” a long-running OWN reality show about the popular soul-food business founded by Robbie Montgomery — Norman’s mother and Andre’s grandmother — in the St. [ in a September trial](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sweetie-pie-s-star-tim-norman-guilty-on-all-charges-in-murder-for-hire-trial/article_073df86d-d199-5418-9d42-c2e8d054b0e3.html) that captured national attention.

Norman was found guilty on all charges including conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire resulting in death and mail fraud. Norman and his family ...

[Click here for KSDK's full report.](https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/tim-norman-former-sweetie-pies-star-sentenced-murder-for-hire/63-4aba42e1-35f7-4f63-a328-d8c7dbe2e540) [James Timothy Norman](stlouis/search/results?q=James Timothy Norman), on the day of the murder. [Terica Ellis](stlouis/search/results?q=Terica Ellis) was [sentenced to three years in prison](https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/woman-sentenced-sweetie-pies-murder-for-hire-plot/63-f517f9a6-1c79-443e-af01-3b678dfe4285).

James "Tim" Norman, star of the reality series "Welcome To Sweetie Pie's," has been sentenced to life in prison for his murder-for-hire plot against his ...

Fans of the OWN show remember both Norman and Andre were featured. Louis, with Norman running the titular restaurant. Prosecutors said he tried cashing a life insurance policy on Andre worth $450K after working with a woman named Terica Ellis to pull off the killing.

A former St. Louis reality TV star convicted for his role in a murder-for-hire plot will be spending the rest of his life in prison.

He said he sought to be a “father figure” to his brother’s son. In testimony during the trial, Norman said he helped his nephew move to St. She was sentenced in November. Norman was accused of masterminding an insurance scam that ended with his nephew being shot to death in 2016. Tim Norman is known for appearing on the reality TV series “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s,” which follows a family running a soul food restaurant chain. (KMOV/AP) - A former St.

James Timothy Norman was found guilty last September for hiring someone to kill his nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. Norman was the sole beneficiary of a $450,000 ...

James Timothy Norman, who was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network show Welcome to Sweetie Pie's, has been sentenced to life in federal prison following ...

"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. Norman and Montgomery were featured on the show, which focused on a family running soul food restaurants in St. 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. A 39-year-old woman was sentenced to three years in prison in January after she pleaded guilty to the murder-for-hire-conspiracy charge. Instead, he was caught and will spend the rest of his life in prison," said U.S. She added that "when he thought no one was watching, he planned the execution of his nephew and carried it out."

Norman has been sentenced to life in prison after being accused of playing a part in the murder of his nephew, Andre Montgomery, Jr.

[reported](https://www.blackenterprise.com/former-exotic-dancer-sentenced-to-prison-for-part-in-welcome-to-sweetie-pies/) updates for the case after Norman was accused of orchestrating the murder to get $450,000 in insurance money. Attorneys claimed Norman “has been touched by violence and tragedy” and he was raised in a single-parent household by his mother. Norman’s attorneys and character witnesses tried to move the judge to a reduced sentence. Attorney Sayler Fleming said Norman started the process of getting the insurance company to pay the claim shortly after his nephew’s murder. He received two life sentences for the murder-for-hire counts, and a 240-month sentence for the count of mail fraud. [reported](https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/tim-norman-former-sweetie-pies-star-sentenced-murder-for-hire/63-4aba42e1-35f7-4f63-a328-d8c7dbe2e540) Norman was sentenced to life in prison.

Restaurant manager from reality show arranged shooting death of his nephew to collect a life insurance payment.

Terica Taneisha Ellis, now 39, from Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting that Norman paid her $10,000 to find Montgomery and tell Hill his location. Louis, was sentenced in October to 32 years in prison. “I don’t know whether Tim did what he was accused and convicted of,” wrote Robbie Montgomery, who is also the victim’s grandmother. Both men had starred in the long-running OWN reality show about the family’s soul food business in the St. James “Tim” Norman did not speak on his own behalf at the sentencing hearing for the March 2016 killing of his 21-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. ST.

James "Tim" Norman starred alongside his nephew Andre Montgomery Jr. on OWN network's "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's"

Yaghnam was accused of helping Norman take out multiple insurance policies beginning in October 2014. That woman was identified as Ellis, now 39, who confessed that Norman paid her $10,000 to find Montgomery and pass on his location, authorities said. But the jury didn't get to hear that," Norman wrote in a Feb. "When he thought no one was watching, he planned the execution of his nephew and carried it out." Hill, now 31, was later paid $5,000. on March 14, 2016, according to a "I'm still in disbelief. Attorney Angie Danis said during Thursday's sentencing hearing, per the press release. In 2015, Norman attempted to obtain a replacement policy through Foresters Insurance, but was denied, according to the complaint. Louis, was sentenced to 32 years in prison after admitting he fatally shot Montgomery with a .380-caliber handgun after being told of his location by a woman who knew both Montgomery and Norman, authorities said. A fourth person, insurance agent Waiel "Wally" Rebhi Yaghnam, was sentenced to three years in prison last November, prosecutors said. [James "Tim" Norman ](https://people.com/crime/welcome-to-sweetie-pies-star-found-guilty-of-murder-for-hire-plot-that-killed-his-nephew/)was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for his role in a murder-for-hire plot that led to the shooting death of his nephew in 2016, authorities said.

James “Tim” Norman did not speak on his own behalf at the sentencing hearing for the March 2016 killing of his 21-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. Both men ...

Terica Taneisha Ellis, now 39, from Memphis, Tenn., [was sentenced](https://apnews.com/article/legal-proceedings-st-louis-prisons-8d1963fcc8060f969cc2404635af1591) to three years in prison after admitting that Norman paid her $10,000 to find Montgomery and tell Hill his location. and arranged to have him lured to a street in St. “I don’t know whether Tim did what he was accused and convicted of,” wrote Robbie Montgomery, who is also the victim’s grandmother. Both men had starred in the long-running OWN reality show about the family’s soul-food business in the St. James “Tim” Norman did not speak on his own behalf at the sentencing hearing for the March 2016 killing of his 21-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. [Sweetie Pie’s closes shop in St.

James “Tim” Norman did not speak on his own behalf at the sentencing hearing in the March 2016 killing of his 21-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. Both men ...

Terica Taneisha Ellis, now 39, from Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting that Norman paid her $10,000 to find Montgomery and tell Hill his location. Several of Andre Montgomery’s family members, including his mother, Michell Griggs, asked that Norman be sentenced to life, the St. James “Tim” Norman did not speak on his own behalf at the sentencing hearing in the March 2016 killing of his 21-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr.

U.S. District Judge John A. Ross sentenced Norman to life sentences on two murder-for-hire counts Thursday morning, calling the evidence at trial "overwhelming" ...

[ years in prison last](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-who-lured-sweetie-pie-s-star-to-his-death-sentenced-in-emotional-hearing/article_1b802337-67e8-5702-806c-79e1a0333f95.html) month after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for hire in the case. Norman broke into tears several times during four hours of trial testimony, telling the jury he enlisted Ellis and Hill to find his nephew, but not kill him. Norman declined to speak on his own behalf in court Thursday, but he claimed his innocence in a recent social media post. As a mother, I am devastated that my son has been accused and convicted of the crimes," Robbie Montgomery wrote the judge. [ in a September trial](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/sweetie-pie-s-star-tim-norman-guilty-on-all-charges-in-murder-for-hire-trial/article_073df86d-d199-5418-9d42-c2e8d054b0e3.html) that captured national attention. "I don’t know whether Tim did what he was accused and convicted of," she wrote. She added that her older son was killed when Norman was 15 years old. Both Norman and his nephew starred in “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s,” a long-running OWN reality show about the popular soul-food business founded by Robbie Montgomery — Norman’s mother and Andre’s grandmother — in the St. Louis crash](/news/local/crime-and-courts/brothers-who-did-everything-together-fashionista-among-victims-in-fatal-st-louis-crash/article_d709bebe-cdd3-508a-8feb-ac87ce3ca970.html#tracking-source=mp-in-article) [Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol slams ump C.B. "His greed has hurt so many people," Griggs said. Louis County Council meeting deteriorates into turmoil](/news/local/govt-and-politics/so-much-for-collaboration-st-louis-county-council-meeting-deteriorates-into-turmoil/article_89355887-59f0-5cc4-96ba-28593d8bfe7b.html#tracking-source=mp-in-article) [4 killed, 4 critically injured in crash at South Grand Boulevard and Forest Park Avenue](/news/local/crime-and-courts/4-killed-4-critically-injured-in-crash-at-south-grand-boulevard-and-forest-park-avenue/article_448d16da-e1f0-5b5d-9d26-e98b24e36a04.html#tracking-source=mp-in-article) [Brothers who ‘did everything together,’ fashionista among victims in fatal St. ST.

James "Tim" Norman was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted on three counts related to the death of his nephew, who was also on the show.

Louis](https://deadline.com/tag/st-louis/) Post-Dispatch [reported.](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-sweetie-pie-s-tv-star-tim-norman-gets-two-life-sentences-in-nephews-death/article_2533a8d8-8e7d-50e8-8c86-a60e57a29add.html#tracking-source=home-top-story) A U.S. Louis Post-Dispatch](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-sweetie-pie-s-tv-star-tim-norman-gets-two-life-sentences-in-nephews-death/article_2533a8d8-8e7d-50e8-8c86-a60e57a29add.html). They further alleged that Norman paid another man $5,000 to kill Montgomery. They also found that Norman later tried to cash a $450,000 life-insurance policy taken out on his nephew months earlier. Those charges included two federal murder-for-hire counts and one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, according to the Post-Dispatch. [OWN](https://deadline.com/tag/own/)’s hit reality series [Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s](https://deadline.com/tag/welcome-to-sweetie-pies/) was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, according to [AP](https://apnews.com/article/sweetie-pies-star-nephew-killing-aaea5ef12bff5b1e4db0c3a4b1d97d25) and the [St.

The former star of St. Louis-based television reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie's” was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for arranging the shooting ...

Terica Taneisha Ellis, now 39, from Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting that Norman paid her $10,000 to find Montgomery and tell Hill his location. Several of Andre Montgomery’s family members, including his mother, Michell Griggs, asked that Norman be sentenced to life, the St. James “Tim” Norman did not speak on his own behalf at the sentencing hearing in the March 2016 killing of his 21-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr.

Norman was found guilty on all charges, including conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire resulting in death and mail fraud. He was given two life ...

Tim Norman, former Welcome to Sweetie Pie's celebrity, has been sentenced to life in federal prison after being found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot ...

And not one person got on the stand and said that I told them to hurt my nephew. When he thought no one was watching, he planned the execution of his nephew and carried it out.” 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.” “And the measure of someone’s character is what they do when they think no one is watching. They destroyed my name and image so you guys wouldn’t search for the truth.” Attorney Angie Danis spoke about Norman’s sentencing to the public.

James “Tim” Norman did not speak on his own behalf at the sentencing hearing in the March 2016 killing of his 21-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. Both men ...

Terica Taneisha Ellis, now 39, from Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting that Norman paid her $10,000 to find Montgomery and tell Hill his location. Several of Andre Montgomery’s family members, including his mother, Michell Griggs, asked that Norman be sentenced to life, the St. James “Tim” Norman did not speak on his own behalf at the sentencing hearing in the March 2016 killing of his 21-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr.