We have some shocking news to report to the fans of the hit television show, “Welcome To Sweetie Pies”.
The owner of Sweetie Pies, Tim Norman, has been arrested on federal charges from the 2016 killing of his nephew, 18-year-old Andre Montgomery.
Norman, 41, who starred on the popular OWN reality series with his mother, Robbie Montgomery, and family — was charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities (a cellphone) in the commission of a murder-for-hire, resulting in death, WAPT reports.
Tim is currently being held in the Madison County Detention Center after his arrest in Jackson, Mississippi.
“Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” star Miss Robbie is dealing with a new family shocker tied to the murder of her grandson — cops have arrested her own son for an alleged murder-for-hire plot straight outta “Dateline.”Miss Robbie’s son, and costar on the former OWN show, James Timothy Normanwas busted by feds for his alleged role in the 2016 shooting death of Andre Montgomery … his nephew and Miss Robbie’s grandchild.According to docs, prosecutors say Norman — who owns Sweetie Pie’s restaurant — took out a $450k life insurance policy on his nephew back in 2014 … and then worked with a woman named Terica Ellis to allegedly pull off the murder. The feds claim they communicated on burner phones in the days leading up to the killing in St. Louis.
In docs, obtained by TMZ, prosecutors claim Ellis got Andre’s location the day of the murder … then placed a call to Norman. Shortly after that, on March 14, 2016 … Montgomery was shot at killed, and the feds claim they ping’d Ellis’ phone near the scene of the crime.
Immediately after Montgomery’s murder … Ellis allegedly called Norman, left town and deposited $9k in cash into various bank accounts. Prosecutors say Norman then contacted the life insurance company in an attempt to collect on the policy.Ellis is facing the same murder-for-hire conspiracy charge as Norman.
As we reported … the OWN series’ star, Miss Robbie, always believed her grandson’s murder was a setup, but you have to imagine this is still quite shocking to her.
We are so shocked to hear this disturbing news about Tim.
The entire family loved and adored Andre.
Let us send prayers to Miss Robbie and the rest of the family as they go through this difficult time.
We will keep you all updated as this story continues to develop.
