Woman sentenced to 20 years in prison in Minneapolis real estate agent's murder
MINNEAPOLIS — A former probation officer convicted in the murder of a Minneapolis real estate agent has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.
The attorney's office announced on Tuesday that a plea agreement was reached with Elsa Segura for her role in the death of 28-year-old Monique Baugh. She pleaded guilty to kidnapping and was given the 20-year prison sentence, with creidt for more than four years already served.
Baugh's family spoke during the sentencing about the heartbreaking loss of their daughter, mother and friend, which they're still feeling nearly five years later.
"I am sickened to know that when Elsa gets out and she gets released, she will be young enough to still start a family of her own. Maybe get married. Buy another house. Spend all the holidays with her family," Monique Baugh's mother Wanda Williams Baugh said. "All the wonderful opportunities that Monique no longer has,"
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said Segura played a "significant role" in the killing and that the sentence holds her accountable.
"Our hearts continue to be with Ms. Baugh's family as they are undoubtedly still grieving her loss, knowing that nothing can bring her back," Moriarity said.
Segura was found guilty in 2021 of aiding and abetting premeditated first-degree murder in the 2019 death of Minneapolis real estate agent Monique Baugh. She was sentenced to life without parole.
The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed her conviction in January. The court said prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence and gave incorrect instructions to the jury about determining her criminal liability.
In March, Minnesota's highest court also reversed the convictions of Lyndon Akeem Wiggins, the alleged ringleader of the plot to kidnap and kill Monique Baugh. Wiggins is in custody at the Hennepin County Jail and faces retrial.
The court affirmed the convictions of two other defendants in the case.