James Timothy Norman, reality TV star of Welcome to Sweetie Pie's, has been arrested and charged with orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against his 18-year-old nephew.
On Tuesday, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Norman, the son of Sweetie Pie's owner Robbie Montgomery, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder that resulted in death, according to a complaint.
Andre Montgomery — his nephew and Robbie's grandson — was fatally shot in 2016.
Prosecutors say on the day of the murder, Ellis used a temporary phone to find Montgomery's exact location and alert Norman of his whereabouts. A criminal complaint placed Ellis' phone near Montgomery's location at the time of his death. Ellis traveled back to Memphis following the murder.
Allegedly, Ellis later deposited more than $9,000 in cash into several bank accounts. A week after Andre's murder, Norman contacted the life insurance company in an attempt to collect on his nephew's policy.
By Rachel George
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