The city of St. is located in the northeastern part of the United States A jury found a former star of the show guilty of arranging the death of his nephew.
The jury deliberated for 17 hours over three days before finding James "Tim" Norman guilty of murder-for-hire. He was accused of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
The OWN reality show about a popular soul-food business was hosted by Norman and his nephew.
Norman could be sentenced to up to life in prison if he's found guilty. The sentencing is in December.
According to federal prosecutors, Norman tried to cash a life insurance policy taken out on his nephew months before he was murdered.
After the verdict, defense attorney Michael Leonard said that he and his client, Norman, were disappointed in the outcome of the case. They plan to appeal and Norman is still optimistic that he will prevail.
The testimony of two co-conspirators was shown to be non-credible, according to Leonard. He noted that Norman was not cross-examined during the trial.
The office of the U.S. Attorney will not make any further statements until after the sentencing.
The plan to kill Montgomery was the brainchild of Norman, according to the assistant US attorney.
The plan doesn't exist because it's for Tim Norman.
Leonard argued that the murder plot presented by prosecutors was a lie.
Norman paid Terica Ellis $10,000 to lure his nephew to the site where he was shot and $5,000 to Travell Anthony Hill to kill Montgomery, according to prosecutors.
The prosecution relied on Ellis and Hill to testify. Both of them have pleaded guilty.
Norman testified that he supported his nephew financially because he was trying to watch out for Montgomery. He wanted to be a dad to his brother's son.
Norman and his nephew had a close relationship, according to witnesses.
Texts, call records and location data were used to back up the testimony from the co-conspirators.
Norman created an image of being a mentor and a father figure, but it is not real.
Leonard said that Ellis testified to get a shorter sentence and that Hill admitted he was a heavy drug user.
Norman testified that he took out a life insurance policy on his nephew in order to get a long time customer of the family restaurants.
There was a conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and wire fraud.
At least $220,000 in cash, jewelry and other items were stolen in a June 2015 break-in at Montgomery's home.
Norman told the jury that he and his mother hired a private investigator to find and confront his nephew about the robbery, but he had no intention of hurting him.
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