During the trial, prosecutors said that Norman conspired with others to kill Montgomery to receive $450,000 through a life insurance policy.

Travell Anthony Hill, one of Norman’s codefendants, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit murder for hire and one count of murder for hire and admitted to fatally shooting Montgomery after receiving a call from Terica Ellis, another codefendant. Ellis also pleaded guilty and admitted she provided Montgomery’s location to Norman and Hill. Norman allegedly paid Ellis $10,000 and Hill $5,000 for their roles in the scheme.

Norman denied ever paying Hill and Ellis to hurt his nephew when he took the stand during the trial. Insurance agent Waiel “Wally” Rebhi Yaghnam also admitted to conspiring alongside Norman to fraudulently obtain a life insurance policy on his nephew before Montgomery’s death.

Ellis was sentenced to three years in prison in January, and Yaghnam received the same sentence in November. In October, Hill was sentenced for 32 years for fatally shooting Montgomery with a .380-caliber handgun, according to the press release.

In spite of the testimony against him and his conviction, Norman has continued to say that he is innocent. In an Instagram post last week, he said he was in disbelief and in the caption wrote, “#innocent.”

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/anthonyrobledo/tim-norman-sweetie-pies-sentenced-life-prison