HCAO Press Conference: Lyndon Wiggins Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder

Lyndon Wiggins found guilty of first-degree murder at trial
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office secured the conviction of Lyndon Akeem Wiggins, 40, for the death of Monique Baugh in 2019.

Mr. Wiggins had previously been convicted in 2021, but a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling issued in 2024 overturned the conviction due to incorrect jury instructions.

Today, the jury delivered guilty verdicts on the following charges:

One count of aiding/abetting first-degree premeditated murder
One count of aiding/abetting first-degree premeditated attempted murder
One count of aiding/abetting kidnapping to commit great bodily harm
One count of aiding/abetting first-degree murder while committing the crime of kidnapping
“Monique Baugh’s family has waited nearly six years for the cases against all defendants to conclude,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said. “Mr. Wiggins played a primary role in Monique’s death, and he is being held accountable. My thoughts are with Monique’s family, and I want to express my gratitude to the jury for their service and to our trial team for securing this conviction.”

In June 2021, a Hennepin County jury convicted two of Mr. Wiggins’ co-defendants, Cedric Berry and Berry Davis, of aiding and abetting first-degree premeditated murder, aiding and abetting first-degree premeditated attempted murder, aiding and abetting kidnapping, and aiding and abetting first-degree murder while committing kidnapping.

A judge sentenced Mr. Berry and Mr. Davis to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Elsa Segura, a third co-defendant, pleaded guilty in 2024 to kidnapping to commit great bodily harm. She was sentenced to 240 months; an upward departure from Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines due to the particular cruelty of the crime and the involvement of three or more perpetrators.

Mr. Wiggins will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Sentencing is currently scheduled for Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m.

Case Number: 27-CR-20-24780