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A Mississippi man and onetime actuality TV present star was convicted on murder-for-hire expenses by federal jurors in Missouri.<\/p>\n
James Timothy \u201cTim\u201d Norman<\/strong>, 43, was discovered responsible of murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud over the March 2016 capturing dying of his 21-year-old nephew Andre Montgomery Jr.<\/strong> in St. Louis.<\/p>\n Throughout trial, prosecutors confirmed that Norman took out a life insurance coverage coverage to the tune of $450,000 on his nephew, then organized \u201calthough intermediaries\u201d for the younger man\u2019s homicide to be able to reap the advantages together with Montgomery\u2019s dying, the U.S. Legal professional\u2019s Workplace for the Japanese District of Missouri stated in a Friday press launch<\/a>.<\/p>\n Norman and Montgomery each appeared on the truth present Welcome to Sweetie Pie\u2019<\/em>s, a program about soul meals eating places within the St. Louis space that had been based in 1996 by Robbie Montgomery, Norman\u2019s mom, a former soul singer. The present was produced by and aired on Oprah Winfrey<\/strong>\u2019s OWN community for 9 seasons.<\/p>\n Previous to Norman\u2019s trial, three co-defendants took plea offers.<\/p>\n Travell Anthony Hill<\/strong>, 31, pleaded responsible to at least one rely of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and one rely of murder-for-hire. The primary co-defendant admitted that he met with a mutual acquaintance shared with Norman who informed Hill that Norman needed his nephew lifeless.<\/p>\n \u201cOn the day of Montgomery\u2019s dying, Hill and Norman met in St. Louis and Norman informed Hill {that a} lady can be calling with Montgomery\u2019s location,\u201d the USAO press launch explains. \u201cAfter receiving a name from the girl, Terica Ellis<\/strong>, Hill fatally shot Montgomery with a .380-caliber handgun at 8:02 p.m. after which disposed of the gun and his cellphone. He was later paid $5,000.\u201d<\/p>\n Hill pleaded responsible in June of this yr. Ellis and a 3rd co-conspirator took their plea offers in late July.<\/p>\n The press launch particulars Ellis\u2019 function in Montgomery\u2019s dying:<\/p>\n Ellis, an unique dancer from Memphis, Tennessee, admitted discovering Montgomery twice for Norman earlier than the homicide and offering Montgomery\u2019s whereabouts first to Norman, then to Hill, utilizing pay as you go \u201cburner\u201d telephones Ellis and Norman bought collectively. Ellis admitted figuring out that Norman was upset and annoyed by his incapability to find Montgomery and figuring out that Norman was going to take some type of motion, however she didn’t know Montgomery can be shot. Norman paid her $10,000 for locating his nephew and informed her to get rid of her burner cellphone after the homicide.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The ultimate co-defendant within the case was an insurance coverage agent who admitted to serving to Norman fraudulently get hold of a life insurance coverage coverage on his nephew. In sum, 5 separate functions had been filed that misstated Montgomery\u2019s earnings, internet price, medical historical past, employment, and household background.<\/p>\n After an almost two-week-long trial and three days of jury deliberations, Norman was discovered responsible.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d prefer to thank the prosecution staff that labored with an amazing quantity of proof to earn this responsible verdict, in addition to the cooperation and diligence of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Division and the FBI,\u201d U.S. Legal professional Sayler Fleming<\/strong> stated.<\/p>\n The defendant\u2019s sentencing is at present slated for Dec. 15, 2022.<\/p>\n A duplicate of a superseding indictment filed within the case is under:<\/p>\n\n