Former Sweetie Pie’s star Tim Norman sentenced to life

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Former Sweetie Pie’s star Tim Norman has been sentenced to life in federal prison for conspiring to kill his nephew Andre Montgomery, reports KDSK.

Tim Norman sentenced

James Timothy 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 sentences on Thursday for the murder-for-hire counts and a 240-month sentence for the count of mail fraud.

Tim Norman (Photo Source: Madison County Detention Center)

Murder for hire plot

In 2020, Norman was accused of being the architect behind his nephew’s murder in 2016.

Court documents revealed Norman took out a life insurance policy on Montgomery for $450,000 in 2014.

Three others have been charged and have plead guilty for their roles.

In October 2022, 31-year-old Travell Anthony Hill was sentenced to 32 years in prison after pleading guilty for his involvement as the shooter.

According to court documents, Hill admitted to meeting Montgomery’s uncle, James Timothy Norman, on the day of the murder. He also stated that he understood that Norman wanted Montgomery killed.

In Nov. 2022, Waiel Rebhi Yaghnam, Norman’s insurance agent, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.

In January 2023, 39-year-old Terica Ellis was sentenced to three years in prison.

She pled guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.

Tim Norman says he’s innocent

During the week long trial in September 2022, Norman testified in his own case, denying any involvement with the murder of his nephew.

But prosecutors say Norman was caught in quite a few lies stating he was the mastermind of this true crime story.

“He is the architect of this plan, causing, encouraging and aiding this scheme,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Gwendolyn Caroll told the jury.

Montgomery, who also starred on Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, was fatally shot near Fairground Park in St. Louis. He was 21.