Grand Jury Indicts 2 In Abduction, Killing Of Twin Cities Realtor

HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN — A Hennepin County Grand Jury indicted two Minneapolis men for the murder and kidnapping of a realtor and the attempted murder of her boyfriend on New Year’s Eve.

Cedric Berry, 41, and Berry Davis, 40, were both indicted with first-degree premeditated murder and kidnapping in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old real estate agent Monique Baugh on Dec. 31.

Both men were also charged with attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of Baugh’s boyfriend. Cedric Berry is set to make his first court appearance Feb. 14 at 1:30 p.m.

Maple Grove kidnapping

Police say on the afternoon of Dec. 31, someone called Monique Baugh on her cell phone and asked about viewing a house in Maple Grove. Baugh arrived at the home at around 3 p.m. Moments later, a U-Haul van arrived.

Video shows a person forcing someone into the cargo part of the van, police said. The van drove away at 3:18 p.m., according to the criminal complaint.

Around 5:30 p.m., a man with a black mask with one hole for both eyes used a key to enter the front door of a house on the 4800 block of Humboldt Avenue North. The gunman dropped the key before shooting Baugh's boyfriend, who was sitting on the sets to the second floor, according to authorities. His three-year-old child was nearby on a couch and his one-year-old was sleeping upstairs, where the boyfriend fled from the shooter, police said.

Relatives came to the house to watch the children while Baugh's boyfriend was taken to the hospital.

At the house, Baugh's mother noticed the key used by the shooter belonged to Baugh. The mother became worried, noting that Baugh would normally be home by that time.

Just before 6:40 p.m., three shots were fired in an alley in the 1300 block of Russell Avenue North, authorities said. When police arrived, they found Baugh, her hands bound by tape, and dead from three bullet wounds, the complaint states.

Police found .45-caliber, silver-colored Federal brand discharged cartridge casings at both shootings, according to the complaint.

Additional video showed the U-Haul near the Humboldt Avenue shooting and a license plate number led them to a business in Mounds View. The business owner provided the name of the two people who rented the van.

They told police they rented it for Berry, who gave them heroin in return, according to the complaint.

Berry was arrested around midnight on Jan. 2. Police searched his car and found a black mask like the one worn in the first shooting and 13 baggies of suspected heroin, the complaint states.

Police also say that Baugh was called on her cell phone on Dec. 31 by Elsa Segura. Under the guise of an interested home buyer, Segura lured Baugh to the house in Maple Grove where Baugh would be abducted by Davis and Berry in a U-Haul shortly after 3:00 p.m., the complaint states.

Cedric Berry is currently in custody, and his bail is set at $2 million. An arrest warrant was issued for Berry Davis.