“Welcome to Sweetie Pies” star and producer James Timothy Norman has been arrested on federal charges stemming from the murder of 18-year-old Andre Montgomery’s cousin.
Norman, 41 – who starred with his mother and his family on the popular OWN reality series – was accused of conspiracy to use interface commercial facilities (a mobile phone) in the commission of a murder-for-rent, resulted in death, results WAPT. The reality star was charged on August 11 with a federal complaint and was arrested Tuesday in Jackson, Mississippi. He is currently being held at the Madison County Detention Center.
Federal authorities claim that in 2014 Norman insured a $ 450,000 life insurance policy on his teenage cousin, making him the sole beneficiary. According to the complaint, Norman is thought to be collaborating with an exotic dancer named Terica Ellis – like others) to set up Montgomery to kill him.
In the days leading up to his death, Ellis, living in Memphis, Tennessee, communicated with Montgomery that she was planning to marry him in St. Louis. To meet Louis. On March 13, 2016, the day before the Montgomery murder, Norman apparently also flew to St. Louis. Louis himself from his home in Los Angeles.
The next day, Ellis and Norman apparently used temporary telephones to communicate with each other, as well as to track Montgomery’s location. Immediately after learning his location, Ellis placed a phone call to Norman.
Around 8 p.m., Montgomery – who was featured on “Welcome to Sweetie Pies” before his death – was shot and killed.
In the days after the murder, Ellis put more than $ 9,000 in cash into various bank accounts. One week later, Norman is said to have contacted the life insurance company in an attempt to gather information about the policy he received from his cousin.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Section and FBI are investigating these current charges.
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