The night of Sept. 19, 2020, she said, Armando Barron found Snapchat messages between her and Amerault. Duval testified that all of these wounds could have been caused by three bullets the number of shots Britany Barron said her husband fired at Amerault. HIS BODY WAS DISCOVERED 200 MILES AWAY IN COOS COUNTY ON TUESDAY. After luring Amerault, 25, of Keene, to the isolated park, he allegedly beat him and attempted to coerce his wife, Britany Barron into killing Amerault, before ultimately forcing Amerault into the back of his own car and shooting him multiple times, resulting in his death. Monday's testimony concluded with Jill Therriault, another forensic scientist at the state lab, who works as a firearms examiner. Near her was a large object covered by a tarp and covered with sticks and branches. }, Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard speaks Friday afternoon during Armando Barron's sentencing hearing. Throughout the assaults, the attempted strangulation, and the cutting of his wrists, Jonathan never lost consciousness, Senior Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati wrote in one previously filed motion. Amerault had begged for his life when Armando Barron brandished a gun, according to an interview Britany Barron gave, part of court records. Armando Barron, 30, of Jaffrey, was arrested Friday and charged with capital murder for causing Amerault's death by shooting him during a kidnapping, according to the Attorney General's news release. Driving further, they got to the remote campsite where Armando Barron burned Ameraults I.D. He was indicted on one count of kidnapping for knowingly confining Amerault with a purpose to terrorize him and/or to commit an offense against him, and second-degree assault for recklessly causing bodily injury with extreme indifference to the value of human life by kicking Amerault in the head. Court documents allege that 30-year-old Armando Barron of Jaffrey, NH used his wife Britany's phone to lure Amerault to Annette Wayside Park in Rindge sometime between the overnight hours of September 18 and 19 where he allegedly shot him in the head. Lugo writes that the state is not telling her which calls are going to be used as evidence, and it is not telling her what Armando Barron or his visitors said during those conversations. The final pretrial preparation and arraignment on the charges is scheduled for April 22. Evil recognized Jonathans inner light, and evil tried to extinguish it, Justine Amerault said amid tears. On September 24, 2020, an autopsy was conducted by New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBrijfBarronIndictments-ml-cm-042921,ph01'); InDepthNH protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people. InDepthNH.org is published by the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism. (T)he mere facts that Mr. Barron has made phone calls and participated in visits while incarcerated does not render the recordings of the calls and visits admissible, Lugo wrote. Shesentenced the Jaffrey resident to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault. . //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; When Amerault arrived, Britany Barron said Armando hit and kicked him and stomped on his face. If Jonathan was with us, just first-degree murder was not here, we would still be asking for this sentence, for the myriad of range of monstrous events that took place here in Cheshire County, Agati said. According to (Britany Barron,) Thats the worst part. Britany Barron is accused of four counts of falsifying physical evidence, for actions she allegedly took following the murder to attempt to cover up the crime. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL She said the state likely wants to come to a plea agreement with Britany Barron before it can prosecute Armando Barron. In addition, Britany Barron, age 31, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, was arrested on Thursday, September 24, 2020, and charged, with three counts of falsifying physical evidence in conjunction with Jonathan Amerault's murder for altering, destroying, concealing, or removing items of physical evidence when she believed an investigation was pending or about to be instituted with a purpose to impair their verity or availability. There were no weekends away; there were no hookups at work, no sexual contact. That failed to kill Amerault and Armando Barron then allegedly assaulted him with the machete, Britany Barron told investigators. Armando Barron is also accused of assaulting his wife prior to the murder, as well as afterward. Would you like to receive our daily news? A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service. 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. and other documents, and ordered his wife to clean the car, according to court records. He punched him. Her only comfort was knowing that the defendant was not going to kill her in front of her girls, Chase said. The grisly slaying allegedly took place after Armando went through Britanys phone on the night of Sept. 19 and discovered she was in a relationship with Amerault, who she worked with at Teleflex Medical OEM, a medical supply company in Jaffrey, she told police, according to an arrest warrant obtained by PEOPLE. You shouldnt believe it because its sensationalized, making her seem like only a victim instead of what she actually is, a murderer.. Arraignment for Britany Barron will be scheduled in Coos County Superior Court. There could be another [bullet] that entered the left arm, the elbow region and re-entered the head if his arm is up around his head, sort of cradling his head, protecting his head. Instead, according to court records, she stood on Ameraults neck, putting the full force of her weight down in an unsuccessful attempt to strangle him. But the most immediately lethal wound is one of those gunshot wounds that entered the head.". 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. Rachel Martinez, a criminalist with the State Police's forensic lab who specializes in fingerprint analysis, said that in her examination of the evidence, she found a palm print and fingerprints matching Armando Barron's left hand on the rear spoiler of Amerault's vehicle. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. 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. When investigators talked to her in-laws, they told police she had gone away camping, Agati said in court. May 24Editor's note: This story includes descriptions of violence, including domestic assault. But in her testimony last week, Britany Barron said Armando assaulted her, told her to kill Amerault and shot Amerault himself when she refused, all after finding flirtatious text messages between the two of them. 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. His defense attorneys have argued that his wife,. We depend on your support. Domestic Violence one count for knowingly and unlawfully confining a family member, by means of physical force or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, so as to interfere substantially with her movements, in that: he grabbed B.B. 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 Rindge, New Hampshire. Britany Barron told police that she burned Ameraults belongings and wiped down his car and was waiting for her husband to return. Arraignment for Armando Barron will be scheduled in the Cheshire County Superior Court. 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Britany Barron testified she feared for her life as she and Armando drove separate vehicles to a campsite north of Errol, where she removed Ameraults head from his body, dragged his corpse into the woods and helped conceal his car on her husbands orders. In both instances, Armando Barron had told his wife and parents what to say, Agati said. Armando Barron, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, which carries a maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole. They certainly require Britanys testimony if they proceed against our client, Smith said. We reveal wrongdoing, corruption and influence-peddling while giving voice to the disenfranchised. A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service. His defense attorneys have argued that his wife, Britany, actually killed Amerault. Armando Barron, 30, is charged with capital murder for allegedly kidnapping and shooting Jonathan Amerault, 25,. Her campsite was close to a bear baiting site, according to court records. Armando and Britany Barron of Jaffrey have been indicted by a multi-county Grand Jury on crimes related to the murder of Jonathan Amerault. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Heinous torture and murder, Chase said. And to convict Armando Barron largely based on her testimony. Concord, NH New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan A. Noyes announce that arrests were made on Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25, 2020, in connection with the murder of Jonathan Amerault, age 25, whose body was discovered in Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant in Coos County, New Hampshire on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. var photocredit = "'Courtesy photos' 'Britany Barron'"; Low 29F. 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 was stopped and arrested in Coos County. Barron was sentenced tolife in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering their son, Jonathan Amerault of Keene. She told him at their Jaffrey home where they lived with their three daughters. Later that night, she said Armando drove her to Annett Wayside Park in Rindge, repeatedly hitting her in the face as he drove. Armando then told her to step on Amerault's neck and she also cut Amerault's wrists with a knife on her husband's orders, she said. 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We won't share it with anyone else. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications 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. Subscribe Today, Wilton Public & Gregg Free Library schedules ski program, New Ipswich Planning Board reviews parking plan for Silver Scone Teas, Town Meeting 2023: Where and when to vote. var currentLocation = window.location; 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. . Armando Barron, 30, and Britany Barron, 31, both of Jaffrey, are presently in custody at the Cheshire County House of Corrections, charged in the murder of Jonathan Amerault, 25. Armando Barron, 31, has been held without bail since his arrest in September of 2020. She will also have two three and a half to seven years sentences suspended for 10 years. Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. On that drive and at her house, Britany Barron told police she could hear Ameraults moans. 1 of 2. For Immediate Release By InDepthNH Staff New Hampshire State Police Detective Matthew Anderson writes in his affidavit that police soon learned that Amerault and Britany Barron worked together at Teleflex Medical in Jaffrey, and that Britany Barron had called in that day to quit her job. A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Im in big trouble, she reportedly said to the conservation officers who found her. Lead prosecutor in the Armando Barron murder trial, Benjamin Agati advises the jury to take in their surroundings and observe during a view of the alleged scene of the murder of Jonathan Amerault in September 2020. 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. The wounds to Amerault's thighs, Duval said, could have been caused by a single bullet that entered the left leg and re-entered in the right thigh, if he were on the ground in a particular position, which Assistant Attorney General Scott Chase got down on the floor to demonstrate for jurors. Couple charged in death of missing New Hampshire man, IN NUBIAN SQUARE AT 6:00 P.M. ERIKA: THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ANNOUNCED TWO ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF A 25-YEAR-OLD MAN. The sentence Leonard imposed was in line with what Senior Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati, who prosecuted the case, had recommended. We reveal wrongdoing, corruption and influence-peddling while giving voice to the disenfranchised. This includes surveillance footage and receipts showing Armando Barron purchasing items such as a shovel, latex gloves and tarps at stores in northern Coos County, near where authorities found Amerault's body, they said. At one point, both Amerault and Britany Barron were alone in a car, and she was armed with a machete. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.. Clear. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Armando Barron put Jonathan Amerault in the trunk of Amerault's Subaru, and shot him three times, according to court records. A storm is coming, which brings up the seasonal question: Windshield wipers up or down? Armando Barron has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault in September 2020. Chase also showed the jury photos of Britany Barron at her arrest, showing her bruised face from the beating, he also showed autopsy x-rays of Ameraults body to show how badly he was assaulted. Armando and Britany Barron of Jaffrey have been indicted by a multi-county Grand Jury on crimes related to the murder of Jonathan Amerault.An indictment is not an indication of guilt or innocence . 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. Woman Allegedly Forced To Behead Coworker Takes Stand. 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. Police arrested and charged Armando Barron Friday, September 25 with capital murder for . By Susan Dromey Heeter, Joyful MusingsEvery year, Kat Murphy organizes the Prominence Boutique in Newmarket, New Hampshires Community Church. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { "Not if his head was up against the hatchback, no," Duval said. Armando Barron ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. Both Britany and Armando Barron remain held without bail. "That would not be possible.". During opening arguments last Tuesday, Armando Barron's other attorney, Morgan Taggart-Hampton, questioned whether the lethal shot could have been taken from that seat, where she said Armando Barron was sitting in the vehicle. Lugo did not respond to a request for comment. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph3'); '"; Create a password that only you will remember. Armando Barron, 32, stands accused of violently killing Jonathan Amerault in 2020 and making his wife decapitate the victim. Wearing orange prison garb with his hands cuffed in front of him, Armando Barron stood silently as Leonard read his sentence. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; When the trial resumed in the courtroom in the afternoon, both sides presented their opening arguments with the defense admitting Armando Barron is guilty of some of the charges such as domestic violence and assaulting both Britany Barron and Amerault striking her more than once, breaking her nose, and kicking Amerault in the head. benjamin.agati@doj.nh.gov | 603-419-0124 The couple then drove separate cars four hours north to Errol where they stopped at a general store and Armando Barron bought cleaning supplies, according to court records. Armando Barron, age 30, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, was arrested on Friday, September 25, 2020, and charged with capital murder for knowingly causing the death of Jonathan Amerault by shooting him while engaged in the commission of a kidnapping. After he beat his wife, Armando Barron used her phone to lure Jonathan Amerault to Rindge, according to court records. 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 sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; Britany Barron was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison, with two years suspended from the minimum and maximum sentences. The charges and allegations set forth in the indictments and complaints are merely accusations, and Mr. Barron is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. "That could be a straight line. Armando Barron then shot Amerault three times, killing him, according to Slopers affidavit. She also allegedly admitted to police that she cut Ameraults wrist with a machete at the direction of her husband. var currentLocation = window.location; By Ryan Spencer THE KEENE SENTINEL. INVESTIGATORS SAY BARRON LURED THE VICTIM TO A PARK IN RI. Fish. var photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. . But Britany "would not place her finger on the trigger, it says. Armando Barron is charged with capital murder for allegedly knowingly causing the death of Jonathan Amerault by shooting him while engaged in the commission of a kidnapping, the release states. His body was discovered 200 miles away in Coos County on Tuesday. Later that night, Armando allegedly used his wifes phone to text Amerault and lure him to Annette Wayside Park in the town of Rindge. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; var photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard speaks Friday afternoon during Armando Barron\'s sentencing hearing. Ashley Saari can be reached at 924-7172, ext. InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/2021/02/03/plea-deals-to-be-offered-in-decapitation-murder/). Armando Barron, 30, of Jaffrey, was arrested on Friday and charged with capital murder for knowingly causing the death of Amerault by shooting him while engaged in the commission of a. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. If they have any interest in finding out the truth wed have an interest in talking to them, Smith said. Armando Barron has been charged with capital murder. Rest in peace, Jonathan, she said. }. Agati asked Cheshire Superior Court Judge David Ruoff to set the trial date for Armando Barron in May of 2022. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Kenneth, left and Justine Amerault speak Friday afternoon at the sentencing hearing for Armando Barron in Cheshire County Superior Court. She also confessed to helping to dispose of the body out of fear after Armando Barron assaulted her and Amerault and then shot Amerault to death, she told police. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); He stomped on his face, she told investigators. On the night of Sept. 19, Armando assaulted his wife Britany and he assaulted Jonathan Amerault as well. }, Kenneth, left and Justine Amerault speak Friday afternoon at the sentencing hearing for Armando Barron in Cheshire County Superior Court. They kissed, twice, but that was more than enough. Arraignment on these indictments will be scheduled in Cheshire County Superior Court. Scott Chase, Assistant Attorney General. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); Trooper Mallory Littman of the major crimes unit testified about surveillance footage from downtown Jaffrey showing a Jeep Patriot, the vehicle prosecutors claim Armando Barron was driving the night of the killing, driving toward Annett Wayside Park in Rindge, followed about two hours later by Amerault's Subaru Impreza. Pleasedonatehereor send check to the nonprofit NH Center for Public Interest Journalism, 38 Edgewater Drive, Barrington, NH 03825. He is also facing charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence assault on his wife Britany Barron, 31. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph1'); September 25, 2020, Contact: May 31, 2022. Britany, 31, of Jaffrey, was arrested on Thursday and charged with three counts of falsifying physical evidence in conjunction with Amerault's killing, the release states. '"; Armando Barron, accused of murdering a Keene man in a jealous rage and then forcing his wife to cut the head off the victims corpse, wants to block prosecutors from using recordings of jail-house calls and visits at the upcoming murder trial. According to the motion, prosecutors with the New Hampshire Attorney Generals Office have copies of the recordings made of all of Armando Barrons jail-house calls and visits, which is standard procedure. According to the defendant, He was just going, Ugh, Ugh, Ugh, over and over again, Agati wrote. Support the Documents refer to the victim of Armando Barrons assaults as B.B. but charges align with allegations Britany Barron made that her husband violently assaulted her prior to the murder in Rindge, and also afterward. But Armando did not solicit Britany Barron to kill or assault Jonathan Amerault. Judge Elizabeth 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. 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. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph2'); She was granted parole last month. On Friday, Armando Barron, 30, of Jaffrey, was arrested and charged in connection with the death of Jonathan Amerault, 25, of Keene, whose body was found in the New Hampshire woods on Sept. 22, Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan A. Noyes announced in a release. When Amerault arrived, Britany Barron said her husband assaulted him, put a gun in her hand, and ordered her to shoot Amerault. At the park, Armando allegedly beat Amerault and then demanded that his wife shoot him, Britany told police, according to the affidavit. Prosecutors are dropping a capital murder charge against a Jaffrey man accused of killing a man who had an affair with his wife as they pursue a charge of first-degree murder.Armando Barron is . We depend on your support. Employees also told police they believed Britany Barron and Amerault were in a relationship, Anderson wrote. She later pleaded guilty to three charges of falsifying physical evidence, one involving sawing Ameraults head from the corpse. Britany Barron told police her husband ordered her to kill Jonathan Amerault and had her stand on his neck and slash his wrists. He was also indicted on criminal solicitation of first-degree assault for soliciting his wife to apply force to Ameraults neck and to injure Amerault with a knife. Armando Barron, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, was arrested early Friday and faces a capital murder charge. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph1'); LANCASTER, NH Armando and Britany Barron, the Jaffrey husband and wife arrested in connection with the killing of Jonathan Amerault, 25, of Keene, have been indicted for their alleged roles in . var sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; "So, these are significant injuries. InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column. Barron's wife, Britany, is charged with falsifying evidence. Only Britany knows why she did those things.. Two days later, Fish and Game conservation officers found Britany Barron alone at a campsite in northern Coos County. 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. When he ordered her to shoot him she would not, she told police. 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. KEENE During the opening arguments at the trial for accused murderer Armando Barron, the defense pointed the finger of blame at his wife, Britany Barron, as the killer, not merely a victim of domestic violence.

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