Wiggins convicted in retrial for Monique Baugh murder on four counts
A Hennepin County jury on Nov. 3, 2025 convicted Lyndon Akeem Wiggins on four counts, including aiding and abetting first‑degree premeditated murder and first‑degree murder while committing kidnapping, in the fatal shooting of real estate agent Monique Baugh; the retrial followed a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that faulty jury instructions required a new trial, with jury selection beginning Oct. 14 and sentencing set for Nov. 13, 2025. At the retrial both Wiggins and co‑defendant Elsa Segura testified, prosecutors said Wiggins orchestrated the plot over a dispute with Jon Mitchell‑Momoh while the defense said the case relied on circumstantial cell‑tower evidence and compelled testimony; Wiggins is also serving a 19‑year federal drug sentence and Baugh’s boyfriend was shot in front of their two young children.
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- Lyndon Akeem Wiggins was found guilty by a Hennepin County jury on Nov. 3, 2025, on four counts in the retrial for the murder of Minneapolis real estate agent Monique Baugh, including aiding and abetting first‑degree premeditated murder and first‑degree murder while committing kidnapping.
- The retrial followed a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that faulty jury instructions required a new trial; jury selection began Oct. 14, 2025, the nearly three‑week trial went to the jury after closing arguments on Oct. 31, and the verdict was returned Nov. 3, 2025.
- The 12‑person jury (six women and six men) deliberated about six hours — starting Friday afternoon and concluding around 2:30 p.m. Monday — before returning the verdict.
- Wiggins testified in his own defense at the retrial; co‑defendant Elsa Segura also testified.
- Prosecutors said Wiggins orchestrated the plot over a dispute with Jon Mitchell‑Momoh, while acknowledging no direct texts or messages tie him to planning; the defense said the case relied on circumstantial cell‑tower evidence and compelled testimony.
- Charges at trial included aiding and abetting first‑degree murder, attempted first‑degree murder, kidnapping to cause great bodily harm, and first‑degree murder while committing a felony; Baugh’s boyfriend was shot in front of their two young children.
- Wiggins is serving a 19‑year federal sentence on a drug conviction, and sentencing in the Hennepin County case is set for Nov. 13, 2025.
- Related case context: Elsa Segura’s earlier conviction was overturned but she later pleaded guilty and received a 20‑year sentence; Cedric Berry and Berry Davis’s life sentences were upheld, and Shante Berry received probation.
- On‑record reactions and quotes were provided by Baugh’s family (including cousin Tange Baugh) and by prosecutors following the verdict.
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Man found guilty in murder of Twin Cities real estate agent
New information:
- Sentencing is set for Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Hennepin County District Court.
- Jury deliberated for about six hours, starting Friday afternoon and concluding around 2:30 p.m. Monday.
- Jury composition was six women and six men.
- Prosecutor Paige Starkey noted that co‑defendant Elsa Segura testified in this retrial, as did Wiggins.
- Article specifies charge details including attempted first‑degree murder and kidnapping to cause great bodily harm, and that Baugh’s boyfriend was shot in front of their two young children.
- On‑record reactions and quotes from Baugh’s family (cousin Tange Baugh) and the prosecution following the verdict.
Minneapolis real estate agent murder re-trial ends with guilty verdict
New information:
- A Hennepin County jury on Nov. 3, 2025 found Lyndon Akeem Wiggins guilty on four counts, including aiding/abetting first-degree premeditated murder and first-degree murder while committing kidnapping.
- The retrial followed a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that faulty jury instructions required a new trial.
- Retrial timeline: jury selection began Oct. 14, 2025; verdict returned Nov. 3, 2025.
- Context updates: co-conspirator Elsa Segura’s conviction was overturned but she later pleaded guilty and received a 20-year sentence; Cedric Berry and Berry Davis’ life sentences were upheld; Shante Berry received probation for aiding an offender.
Trial of alleged mastermind in real estate agent’s fatal shooting goes to jury
New information:
- After a nearly three-week trial, the case was sent to the jury following closing arguments on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.
- Defendant Lyndon Wiggins took the stand in his own defense.
- Jury composition is six women and six men.
- Charges to the jury include aiding and abetting first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping to cause great bodily harm, and first-degree murder while committing a felony.
- Prosecutors argued Wiggins orchestrated the plot due to a dispute with Jon Mitchell-Momoh, while acknowledging no direct texts/messages tie him to planning.
- Defense argued the case relies on circumstantial cell-tower evidence and compelled testimony, with no direct communications linking Wiggins to a murder-for-hire.
- Article notes Wiggins is serving a 19-year federal sentence on a drug conviction.