The defense for accused murderer Armando Barron of Jaffrey opened its case in Cheshire County Superior Court in Keene Tuesday by telling the jury that the wrong person was on trial and that it was Armando Barron's wife Britany who fired the fatal shot that killed Jonathan Amerault, 25, of Keene in September 2020. "So, these are significant injuries. 's arm while in possession of a firearm, and commanded her with words to the effect of: 'go with me quietly or the girls are going to see something messy,' said gun constituting a deadly weapon in the manner in which it was threatened or intended to be used; Reckless Conduct Domestic Violence one count for recklessly engaging in conduct that placed a family member, in danger of serious bodily injury, by placing a firearm inside of B.B. Britany Barron told police that she burned Ameraults belongings and wiped down his car and was waiting for her husband to return. 244, asaari@ledgertranscript.com, or on Twitter@AshleySaariMLT. Ashley Saari of the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and Paul Cuno-Booth for the Granite State News Collaborative contributed to this report. The Jaffrey couple charged in the September 2020 murder and decapitation of a Keene man will be offered plea deals by prosecutors. Scott Chase, Assistant Attorney General. She was granted parole last month. We reveal wrongdoing, corruption and influence-peddling while giving voice to the disenfranchised. The New Ipswich Planning Board accepted the application by Silver Scone Teas for a site plan review of its proposed tea party event business, but With a snowstorm forecast for this weekend, send your photos to news@ledgertranscript.com so we can know whats going on where you live.Make sure AntrimTown/School District Elections: Tuesday, March 14, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.Town Office. Barron's trial continues Tuesday, when prosecutors are expected to call more law-enforcement officials to testify. That failed to kill Amerault and Armando Barron then allegedly assaulted him with the machete, Britany Barron told investigators. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; Investigators said Barron lured the victim to a park in Rindge and then shot him while trying to kidnap him. Two sides emerge during bail hearing, Nearly four years after incident, shock rocker Marilyn Manson slated to go on trial on Aug. 7, John Delee: Bail hearing shows differing versions of murder suspect. They kissed, twice, but that was more than enough. var photocredit = "'Courtesy photos' 'Britany Barron'";
All parties are continued to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph3'); He was also indicted on two counts of solicitation of murder for allegedly soliciting Britany Barron to kill Amerault by shooting him with a firearm and then by applying force to Ameraults neck. New Hampshire Department of Justice33 Capitol Street | Concord, NH | 03301
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His body was discovered 200 miles away in Coos County on Tuesday.The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { JAFFREY, NH Armando Barron, 30, of Jaffrey was arrested on a capital murder charges Friday in connection to the death of a Keene man who went missing last week. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Armando Barron (age 30), formerly of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, has been indicted by the New Hampshire Multicounty Grand Jury in connection with the murder of Jonathan Amerault (age 25) in the overnight hours between Saturday, September 19, 2020, and Sunday, September 20, 2020, in She said he beat her, then took her to Annett Wayside Park in Rindge and used her phone to lure Amerault there, striking her in the face as he drove. "The only good thing I see about this heinous, heinous crime is that you are not 40 years old, 50, or 60, but only 30 years old, he said. Accused murderer Armando Barron, with his lawyers Meredith Lugo and Morgan Taggart-Hampton, arrives at Annett State Park in Rindge as the jury views the scene of the crime on the first day of his trial Tuesday. Details from Jonathan Amerault's autopsy dominated the fourth day of the trial of Armando Barron, the Jaffrey man charged with murdering the 25-year-old Keene resident in September 2020. Even if Armando Barron did not say anything about the case, whatever his visitors and callers said in the recording cannot be used either, Lugo writes. But Armando Barron denies the charges that he put a gun in Britany's mouth, and ordered her to hurt or kill Amerault. But the most immediately lethal wound is one of those gunshot wounds that entered the head.". var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkrijfBarronIndictments-ml-cm-042921,ph02');
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Armando Barron, 30, is charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting Jonathan Amerault, 25. During the Jaffrey resident's sentencing hearing in Cheshire County Superior Court on Friday a day after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and a slew of other crimes Judge Elizabeth Leonard said she had absolutely no hesitation in imposing the sentence. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph2'); "He has deep cuts, he has several lacerations on his scalp, and these other gunshot wounds, [on] the legs and the arm," Duval said. In the following moments, Armando Barron ordered his wife to shoot Amerault, and she refused. Amerault, 25, was missing for days before authorities found his remains at a campsite in northern New Hampshire. Britany Barron was indicted on three counts of falsifying physical evidence for allegedly knowingly separating Ameraults head from his body to make his remains more difficult to identify, wrapping Ameraults body in a tarp and dragging it to a remote area and cleaning part of Ameraults Subaru Impreza, which had been used to transport his body to a campsite in northern New Hampshire, all with the purpose to impair it verity or availability in the proceeding or investigation.. Smith was pushing for an early trial for her client, in September or December of this year. Armando Barron, who has been charged with capital murder, first-degree murder, criminal solicitation, kidnapping and multiple counts of assault and domestic violence, including reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, is expected to appear in court next year. May 31, 2022. Court records described a grisly crime that might have been sparked by an affair. On Tuesday at 5 p.m., the States Attorney General announced both Armando and Britany Barron had been indicted on multiple crimes related to Ameraults murder. }. Heinous torture and murder, Chase said. That's one. After serving prison time, she was released on probation. NH News Armando Barron, 31, is accused of using his wifes cell phone to lure Amerault to Annett State Park in Rindge in the overnight between Sept. 19 and Sept. 20, after discovering Amerault and his wife, Britany Barron, 31, were allegedly having an affair. Jonathan pleaded for the defendant to pick up the machete and kill him [referring to Mr. Barron]. Jonathan told her, Just pick up the machete and kill him. Britany told Jonathan, You dont understand, man. Chase said the relationship between Britany Barron and Jonathan Amerault consisted of Snapchat messages, talking at work on breaks, and seeing each other occasionally at after-work events with other co-workers. Choose wisely! var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); CONCORD, N.H. - The National Weather Service in Gray, Maine, has issued a Winter Storm Warning for most of New Hampshire on Friday and Saturday. The couple lived in Jaffrey. Pursuant to RSA 630:1, I(b) a person is guilty of capital murder if he knowingly causes the death of another before, after, while engaged in the commission of, or while attempting to commit kidnapping as that offense is defined in RSA 633:1. Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action. Pleasedonatehereor send check to the nonprofit NH Center for Public Interest Journalism, 38 Edgewater Drive, Barrington, NH 03825. Two days later, Fish and Game conservation officers found Britany Barron alone at a campsite in northern Coos County. Britany Barron told police her husband ordered her to kill Jonathan Amerault and had her stand on his neck and slash his wrists. The statements are hearsay; simply because the other party is the recipient of a phone call from the defendant or attends a visit with him does not make their partys statements admissible, she wrote. Taggart-Hampton told the jury that Britany Barrons testimony will sound like a Lifetime TV movie in which she is the abused wife, but added that she has a very strong motive to lie: to stay out of prison. Shes charged with falsifying physical evidence, in part, for allegedly sawing Ameraults head off from his body and hiding it. Her only comfort was knowing that the defendant was not going to kill her in front of her girls, Chase said. His headless body was discovered at a remote campsite in Coos County . By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase();
Armando Barron has been charged with capital murder. Her attorney, Richard Guerriero, said in court that she acted under duress," the New Hampshire Union Leader reports. A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service. We depend on your support. Photos filed as part of Britany Barrons motion for bail show the wounds she sustained when she said her husband, Armando Barron discovered her relationship with Jonathan Amerault. Im in big trouble, Britany allegedly told the officers. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. The abject cruelty, the pain and suffering and all that you inflicted on Jonathan that night is unfathomable.. Then she said Armando forced Amerault into the back of his own vehicle and shot him three times. Scott Traudt is finally totally free 16 years after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting two Lebanon police officers and convicted of assaulting one of them, an arrest Traudt maintains was bogus. by striking her in the head and breaking her nose, and; (2) knowingly strangulating her by applying pressure to her throat or neck causing her to experience impeded breathing or blood circulation or a change in voice. The jurors were then taken by school bus to Jaffrey, where they were shown surveillance cameras located in the downtown area as well as the parking lot at Teleflex, where Britany Barron and Amerault had worked together. Armando Barron did not have a prior criminal record, was a stay-at-home dad who homeschooled his childrenand experienced violence and homelessness growing up, Lugo said. Saatva Mattress Review: Our Pick for the Best Overall Bed of 2023, We Found 12 Cute Planters and Flower Pots That Cost Less Than $25, Here's Where to Watch and Stream Marvel's 'Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Online. View the profiles of people named Armando Barron. Both Barrons remain held without bail, though Guerriero is asking that Britany Barron be released to home confinement with electronic monitoring. Britany Barron, 33, pleaded guilty in Grafton County Superior Court in September to three counts of falsifying evidence one for cleaning off Amerault's vehicle after the killing, one for wrapping his body in a tarp and a third for decapitating him after his death, all of which she said she did on her husband's orders. '"; The court entourage then went to the scene of the murder, the nearby Annett Wayside State Park in Rindge. Dr. Duval determined that the cause of Jonathan Amerault's death as, gunshot wound to the head, and that the manner of death is homicide. He hit her and choked her. In a victim impact statement read aloud during Friday's sentencing hearing, Amerault's motherJustinesaid her son had the most beautiful inner light. He worked as an engineer at Teleflex Medical in Jaffrey and had just bought a home in Keene before his death. New Hampshire Department of Justice33 Capitol Street | Concord, NH | 03301
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A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service. Leonard sentenced the Jaffrey resident to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault. Courtesy photo Annett State Park in Rindge, where police say a Jaffrey man lured his wife's lover and killed him before the couple disposed of his body in the north woods of New Hampshire. Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Two additional complaints were filed by the Office of the Attorney General charging Armando Barron with domestic violence for knowingly causing unprivileged physical contact against a family member, B.B., by striking her in the head while inside their residence, and later while inside a motor vehicle, which are considered misdemeanor-level offenses. Armando Barron, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, was arrested early Friday and faces a capital murder charge.Investigators said Barron lured the victim to a park in Rindge and then shot him while trying to kidnap him.Barron's wife, Britany, is charged with falsifying evidence. Britany Barron was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison, with two years suspended from the minimum and maximum sentences. Arraignment for Armando Barron will be scheduled in the Cheshire County Superior Court. Her campsite was close to a bear baiting site, according to court records. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph4'); According to the indictment, Armando Barron allegedly grabbed Britany Barrons arm, while in possession of a gun, and told her words to the effect of Go with me quietly, or the girls are going to see something messy, in reference to their children. InDepthNH fulfills the press watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy. Mom Allegedly Called 911, Confessed to Stabbing 3-Year-Old to Death, Man Who Killed Wife in Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall Murder-Suicide Had Protection Order Filed Against Him, Texas Longhorns Fire Basketball Coach Chris Beard After Felony Domestic Violence Charge: Reports, Pa. Man Allegedly Shoots, Kills Wife on Christmas Eve, Then Calls His Dad and Says It Was a Suicide, Man Faces Death Penalty for Killing Wife, Her 4 Kids, then Driving with Bodies in Van for Weeks, Husband of Missing Pa. By Ryan Spencer THE KEENE SENTINEL. InDepthNH fulfills the press watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy. The defense and prosecution have rested in the murder trial of a New Hampshire man accused of brutally killing his wife's coworker and violently coercing her assistance. tag_id.innerHTML = '';
While loading the camping gear into the car, (Britany Barron) heard Jonathan moaning in the back of his car. Armando and Britany Barron of Jaffrey have been indicted by a multi-county Grand Jury on crimes related to the murder of Jonathan Amerault. (age 31) on the evening of September 19, 2020, consistent with the earlier joinder of the pending litigation against him in Cheshire County Superior Court: In addition, two complaints were filed by the Office of the Attorney General charging Armando Barron for the misdemeanor offenses of Domestic Violence for knowingly causing unprivileged physical contact against a family member, B.B., by striking her in the head while inside their residence, and later while inside a motor vehicle. When prosecutor Scott D. Chase gave the states opening argument earlier in the afternoon, he said Armando Barron had flown into a rage on Sept. 19 after Britany asked him for a divorce. Justine Amerault said whatever sentence Leonard imposed on Armando Barron would pale in comparison to the condemnation she said he'll face when judged by God. Armando is also charged with domestic violence, strangling and threatening to use a deadly weapon for the purpose of placing his wife, Britany Barron, in fear of imminent bodily injury after allegedly sticking a gun in her mouth, the criminal complaint states. If they have any interest in finding out the truth wed have an interest in talking to them, Smith said. Armando Barron messaged Amerault using Britany's phone to lure him to the park, she said. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkrijfBarronIndictments-ml-cm-042921,ph01');
Click here Armando Barron, left, listens to Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard duringhis sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. JONATHAN AMERAULT WAS REPORTED MISSING OUT OF KEENE ON MONDAY. kate.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov | 603-573-6103
Leonard sentenced the Jaffrey resident to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault. Some hunters in the Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant had come across Britany Barron and told her she was trespassing and that she was in danger from bears. There had also been two kisses, Chase said.
Armando Barron tried and failed to get Britany Barron to step on Ameraults neck, and he next forced her to cut Ameraults wrists, according to Sloper. var currentLocation = window.location; Britany and Britany alone stood on Jonathan Ameraults neck, slashed his wrists and ultimately shot him multiple times resulting in his death.