Minnesota Judge Sentences Woman to 20 Years for Role in New Year’s Eve Killing
A Minnesota judge has sentenced a woman to 20 years in prison in connection with the 2019 New Year’s Eve murder of a Minneapolis real estate agent.
Elsa Segura pleaded guilty to kidnapping with the intent to commit great bodily harm or terrorize, as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors regarding the death of Monique Baugh, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.
Initially convicted of murder and other charges in 2021, Segura’s conviction was overturned earlier this year by the Minnesota Supreme Court, which cited incorrect jury instructions. This plea deal allows her to avoid a second trial.
Prosecutors allege that Segura lured Baugh to a fake home showing in Maple Grove, where she was subsequently kidnapped. Baugh was later found shot and killed in a Minneapolis alley in early 2020.
The motive behind the murder was part of a complex revenge plot targeting Baugh’s boyfriend, Jon Mitchell-Momoh, a recording artist. He had previously fallen out with Lyndon Akeem Wiggins, a former business associate and drug dealer who was also Segura’s romantic partner.
Wiggins allegedly considered Mitchell-Momoh a snitch and reportedly shot at him in front of their children, aged 1 and 3, although he survived the attack.
The Minnesota Supreme Court also overturned Wiggins’ conviction this year, similarly noting faulty jury instructions. He is currently held in Hennepin County Jail, awaiting retrial.
In contrast, the court upheld the convictions of two other defendants involved in the kidnapping of Baugh. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced all four to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
