Vicious Minneapolis gangster is arrested in murder-for-hire killing of rapper Momoh’s realtor girlfriend who was lured to a fake home showing before being kidnapped and shot dead on New Year’s Eve
Fugitive mastermind is arrested after five months in murder-for-hire killing of rapper Momoh’s realtor girlfriend
The plot involving possibly eight people led to local gangster Cedric Berry being charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the attack that killed Monique Baugh on Dec 31 in Minneapolis
Berry, 41, is accused shooting dead Baugh, 28, girlfriend of rapper Momoh who wrote song featuring Nipsey Hussle and had just posted a clip of hundred dollar bills spinning in a laundry dryer after signing a recording contract
Monique Baugh, 28, a Minneapolis realtor and girlfriend of rapper Momoh, was lured to a phony house showing, kidnapped and fatally shot in the face
Davis was indicted along with co-conspirator Cedric Berry, 41, on first-degree murder charges for the killing of Monique Baugh
She was abducted, tortured and shot three times in alley in Minneapolis on New Year’s Eve
Baugh was killed just hours after a masked gunman believed to be Berry entered Momoh’s home and shot the rapper,with his two toddlers daughters nearby
Investigators say the elaborate plot involved at least eight people, including Berry’s wife Shante Davis and Elsa Segura, a former probation officer
Momoh, who had just recorded song featuring Nipsey Hussle, told cops he believed that he was targeted after flaunting ‘a lot of money’ on his social media
Investigators are looking at a dispute over a record deal between Momoh and a friend who has not been mentioned
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Berry Davis, [left], was arrested in early May in Chicago, five months after allegedly taking part in a murder-for-hire plot in Minneapolis that left Monique Baugh [right], dead
Berry Davis, 41, and another alleged co-conspirator, Cedric Berry, also 41, have been indicted on first-degree murder charges for their alleged roles in Monique Baugh’s kidnapping and killing on New Year’s Eve.
Real estate agent Baugh, 28, was lured to a phony home showing in Maple Grove, a Minneapolis suburb, abducted in a U-Haul truck, and found shot dead in an alley.
She had possibly been tortured before she was shot three times on New Years’s Eve, according to prosecutors.
Five months after Monique Baugh was killed, authorities eventually arrested Berry Davis, who had been a fugitive since slipping out of a St. Louis Park hotel as police were closing on January 2.
Davis’ arrest in Illinois was “the product of strong and dogged investigative work,” police said.
Davis and another alleged co-conspirator, Cedric Berry, have been indicted on first-degree murder charges for their role in Baugh’s kidnapping and killing on New Year’s Eve.
The plot targeted Baugh’s boyfriend, Minnesota rapper Jon Mitchell-Momoh, aka rapper Momoh [photo]. Momoh survived his gunshot injuries
At least eight people were involved in varying degrees in the plot revolving around a dispute over a record deal between Baugh’s boyfriend, Minnesota rapper Jon Mitchell-Momoh, known by his stage name Momoh, and a fellow rapper, investigators said.
Police believe Momoh was the intended victim of the alleged plot.
He was shot and wounded at the couple’s home while their two young children were nearby. The children were not hurt.
The suspected gunman is in federal custody on an unrelated charge, according to authorities. So far, no official charges have been filed against him in the Baugh case.
Momoh was shot multiple times by a masked gunman inside the home, [photo], that he and Baugh shared with their two children in Minneapolis
Realtor Monique Baugh, 28, was found ‘gravely injured’ from gunshot wounds in an alley in Minneapolis on December 31. Berry, who has previous convictions for drug dealing and possession, reportedly bound her hands before shooting her in the face and torso at close range.
Berry has also been charged with the attempted murder of Baugh’s boyfriend rapper Momoh the same day. Police said Berry had entered Baugh’s home wearing a black mask and shot at Momoh while the musician was with his two daughters, aged one and three, at around 5.30pm on New Year’s Eve.
The rapper, who who had just released a song featuring the late Nipsey Hussle, was allegedly shot multiple times before Berry fled the home. Momoh survived and called police.
Around an hour later, three gun shots were reported four miles away from Momoh’s home. Responding officers arrived to find Baugh ‘gravely injured’ from three gunshot wounds in the alley.
Momoh told detectives he believed that he was targeted either because he had been flaunting ‘a lot of money’ on his social media accounts or that people suspected him of cooperating with police, according to court filings.
Investigators later learned Momoh had a dispute with a former friend over a record deal and that man may have ordered the hit on him, according to a warrant.
Davis was charged along with his alleged co-conspirator and brother-in-law Cedric Berry, 41, [photo]. Both men have been indicted on first-degree murder charges
The case paints a complicated plot revolving around a dispute over a record deal between Baugh’s boyfriend and a fellow rapper. Police have said that at least eight people, in varying roles, were involved, coordinating their actions by cellphone and walkie-talkie.
The suspected triggerman is in federal custody on an unrelated charge, but so far no public charges have been filed against him in the Baugh case.
Police believe that Baugh’s boyfriend, Jon Mitchell-Momoh, was the intended victim of the alleged plot. Less than an hour before Baugh’s death, a masked gunman, believed to be Berry, walked into the couple’s North Side home and shot Mitchell-Momoh, while the couple’s young children were nearby, court records show.
Prosecutors previously charged Shante Davis – Berry Davis’ sister and Cedric Berry’s wife – with being an accomplice after the fact.
In mid-January, Elsa Segura, 28, a former probation officer, was charged with one count of kidnapping for allegedly luring Baugh to her death.
According to the charges against Segura and Davis, Baugh received a voice mail from an unknown phone number on December 29, 2019, from a woman named ‘Lisa’ who requested a showing for a home. The caller said she wanted the showing ‘maybe tomorrow morning.’
Elsa Segura’s voice allegedly set up the hit
Baugh later received several calls from that number which she ‘found this very odd.’ ‘She expressed to others that she did not know how this person obtained her personal phone number,’ according to the complaint.
Police traced the phone number to Segura, whose voice was ‘verified by law enforcement personnel who were personally familiar with her.’
Baugh arrived to a house viewing in Maple Grove at around 3pm. A short time later, a U-Haul truck parked near the garage of the property.
CCTV footage was said to have captured a person appearing to force another into the back of the van before departing.
Before the incident Rapper Momoh, had recorded a song featuring the late Nipsey Hussle [photo], told cops he believed that he was targeted after flaunting ‘a lot of money’ on his social media
Elsa Segura, Berry Davis and Cedric Berry all are currently in custody, awaiting prosecution for their role n the killing of Monique Baugh five months ago
When he was taken into custody Police found a black mask and 13 bags of suspected heroin inside Berry’s car. He is being held in jail on $2million bail pending his next court appearance scheduled for August 31.
The high bail bond police said was due to his ‘extensive criminal history and the danger he poses to public safety’. Berry had previously been sentenced to five years in jail in 2001 after a passenger in his vehicle shot and killed a rival gang member.
He also has previous convictions for drug dealing, drug possession, aggravated robbery, illegal weapons possession and fleeing police.
Segura remains in jail on $1 million bail, while Shante Davis has been transferred to another facility.
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