In March 2016, Norman got in touch with his alleged accomplice, an exotic dancer by the name of Terica Ellies of Memphis, Tennessee. Norman, the owner of Sweetie Pie’s, took out a $450,000 life insurance policy on his nephew in 2014, with him as the sole beneficiary, according to the DOJ. Norman faces one count of conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire, resulting in death. Norman has been charged in the death of his 18-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery. Louis soul food restaurant featured on reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” has been charged in the 2016 murder-for-hire killing of his nephew, authorities said Tuesday.Īuthorities arrested 41-year-old James Timothy Norman at his Jackson, Mississippi home Tuesday morning, according to a release from the U.S. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. You can read more about the change at the Post-Dispatch.This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Sweetie Pie’s The Upper Crust in Grand Center:Īs of October 2016, Sweetie Pie’s in The Grove is now Sweet Times run by Robbie Montgomery’s son Tim Norman.
John, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, and The Rolling Stones among many others. Before retiring from singing in 1980 following a collapsed lung, she also worked with Dr. She first became widely noticed as a member of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue backing group, the Ikettes, during the 1960s. Montgomery grew up in the Pruitt-Igoe housing project. Earlier this year, Sweetie Pie’s failed to appear in court, losing a $30,000 judgement in a case pertaining to a customer who slipped and fell at the restaurant. Last July a creditor sued for more than $215,000 in unpaid debt. Sweetie Pie’s has also been the target of several lawsuits. That location reportedly opened in the past few weeks. Louis County municipality of Berkley approved a permit for a TJ Sweetie Pie’s to operate in a former Del Taco. That opening began a legal dispute with his mother over trademark issues. More recently, Montgomery’s son TJ opened Sweetie Pie’s NoHo in North Hollywood, CA this past year.
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The ultimate failure of those plans, as well as a plan to open a Memphis location, were covered on the TV show. We reported the restaurant was close to finalizing a deal with Matthew Knowles, father of international recording superstar and actress Beyoncé.
Those expansion plans appear to have stalled.Ī deal in the works in 2014 to expand the Sweetie Pie’s franchise to other cities never panned out.
Louis American in 2013, “One of the things that we are battling is if we are going to be able to hold onto the restaurant because of the veteran’s hospital. If they prepare for me to go someplace else, I’m prepared to be a good citizen and move on and make room if that happens.” The VA had eyed the adjacent historic Palladium building as well.
That location appeared to be under threat for years, as the adjacent John Cochran Veterans Administration Medical Center eyed expansion for parking. The success of both locations led Montgomery to open a restaurant, banquet hall, and cooking school in the city’s Grand Center arts district in 2012. The location in The Grove opened in 2006. Sweetie Pie’s was founded by Robbie Montgomery and her son Tim Norman in 1996 in the north St. Each time, customers were surprised by locked doors, inquiries went unanswered, and then the restaurant would re-open. Over the years, the Sweetie Pie’s location on Manchester had closed for extended periods seemingly without notice, leading to speculation that the restaurant had closed.
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