Armando and Britany Barron are seen in their booking mugshots. Ashley Saari of the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and Paul Cuno-Booth for the Granite State News Collaborative contributed to this report. var currentLocation = window.location; 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. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph4'); '"; Register for online access, By MEGHAN PIERCE/Union Leader Correspondent, Armando Barron admits to assault, but lawyer says the wrong person is on trial for the murder of Jonathan Amerault, By Meghan Pierce His defense attorneys have argued that his wife,. Carrie Smith, one of Armando Barrons defense attorneys, said during a dispositional conference held in the Cheshire Superior Court in Keene Wednesday that shes willing to listen to offers from the state. Shesentenced the Jaffrey resident to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault. 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. And to convict Armando Barron largely based on her testimony. Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; 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. Armando then allegedly ordered Britany to decapitate Amerault so that he couldnt be identified by dental records, and Britany allegedly complied, the warrant says. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Taking the stand for several hours during the trial, Britany Barron, 33, described a horrific chain of events that led up to Ameraults murder. kate.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov | 603-573-6103 Judge rules Jaffrey man's capital murder trial to begin in 2022. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; New Hampshire Department of Justice33 Capitol Street | Concord, NH | 03301 Armando Barron, 31, has been held without bail since his arrest in September of 2020. InDepthNH fulfills the press watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy. 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. They certainly require Britanys testimony if they proceed against our client, Smith said. Im not going to kill him with that blow, and were both going to die in this car, according to court records. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/2021/02/03/plea-deals-to-be-offered-in-decapitation-murder/). - The New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, InDepthNH.org Needs Your Donations Now To Continue Our Mission, Hurry, Free Prom Gowns in Newmarket Today, Tomorrow, Traudt Case Dropped After 16 years, AG Is Now Investigating, N.H. To Experience Significant Snowfall Impact. Armando Barron did not kill Jonathan Amerault.. Armando Barron was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday, about two hours after the case went to the jury in Cheshire County Superior Court. 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 "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. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; When she refused, Armando told her to step on Ameraults neck and cut his wrists, she testified. 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. 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 cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head. Your actions were brutal, were absolutely horrific; they were selfish, and they were completely senseless, Leonard said. When he ordered her to shoot him she would not, she told police. 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. 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. Texas Man Allegedly Broke into Estranged Wife's Home Wearing a Ski Mask, Killed Her While Daughter Escaped, N.J. Ashley Saari of the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and Paul Cuno-Booth for the Granite State News Collaborative contributed to this report. (CHESHIRE HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS PHOTO) KEENE The Jaffrey man who allegedly shot and killed his wife's lover before forcing her to decapitate the dead body in an unincorporated place in Coos County will not get the . Agati asked Cheshire Superior Court Judge David Ruoff to set the trial date for Armando Barron in May of 2022. 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. There, at Annett Wayside Park, Armando Barron beat and tortured Amerault, at times trying to force his wife to hurt or kill Amerault, which she refused. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph2'); She also found fingerprints belonging to Britany Barron on a can of spray paint that had been entered into evidence, Martinez said. Both Barrons remain held without bail, though Guerriero is asking that Britany Barron be released to home confinement with electronic monitoring. var photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Kenneth, left and Justine Amerault speak Friday afternoon at the sentencing hearing for Armando Barron in Cheshire County Superior Court. Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications You have permission to edit this article. var photocredit = "'' 'Armando Barron'"; 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. A Cheshire County jury Thursday found Armando Barron of Jaffrey guilty of all charges, including first-degree murder, related to the September 2020 killing of Jonathan Amerault of Keene. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph2'); var sellablestring = "MONITOR STAFF"; Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. 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. But the most immediately lethal wound is one of those gunshot wounds that entered the head.". Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? var photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard speaks Friday afternoon during Armando Barron\'s sentencing hearing. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph1'); InDepthNH protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people. He hit her and choked her. (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. Armando Barron, 32, stands accused of violently killing Jonathan Amerault in 2020 and making his wife decapitate the victim. Armando Barron is also accused of assaulting his wife prior to the murder, as well as afterward. Already subscribe? Armando Barron, 30, is charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting Jonathan Amerault, 25. var photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. KEENE Britany Barron took the stand Wednesday, giving tearful testimony against her husband, Armando, in the second day of his murder trial , Britany Barron acknowledged falsifying evidence as she completed her testimony Thursday in the murder trial of her husband, Armando Barron, at, KEENE Jonathan Amerault was an avid hiker. 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. [Mr. Barron] beat the hell out of this kid . }. His wife, Britany Barron, 32, pleaded guilty last year to charges of destroying evidence for her role in the murder of Jonathan Amerault. Armando Barron, 30, of Jaffrey, was arraigned at the Cheshire Superior Court on Friday afternoon, via teleconference. He stomped on his face, she told investigators. The sentence Leonard imposed was in line with what Senior Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati, who prosecuted the case, had recommended. Her attorney, Richard Guerriero, said in court that she acted under duress," the New Hampshire Union Leader reports. "And she has credit for the time served, so she should be eligible for parole in March." Barron has been incarcerated since late September 2020, after Amerault's body was discovered by N.H. After serving prison time, she was released on probation. He punched him. 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. 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. When Amerault arrived, Britany Barron said her husband assaulted him, put a gun in her hand, and ordered her to shoot Amerault. InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/2022/03/10/armando-barron-wants-jail-house-calls-kept-out-of-murder-trial/), Armando Barron and Britany Barron (Cheshire County House Of Corrections). He was heading up to the campsite with their 9-year-old daughter, according to police. [Jonathan] fell. Their conversations, their flirting and those two kisses set in motion unimaginable crimes. 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. Email address: MANCHESTER, NH - After he murdered his wife's lover, Armando Barron ordered Britany Barron to cut off the head of Jonathan Amerault and bury it at a remote campsite in the Northwoods, according to police. On September 24, 2020, an autopsy was conducted by New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval. Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action. The couple drove up to an Errol campground in two cars, with Britany Barron driving Ameraults Subaru up to the woods. 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. 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. Wearing orange prison garb with his hands cuffed in front of him, Armando Barron stood silently as Leonard read his sentence. 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. Prosecutors allege that Armando Barron, 32, used his wife's cellphone to lure Amerault to the park just north of the Massachusetts state line the night he discovered the texts, beat and kicked. 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. Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. We depend on your support. 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. Her Ex-Boyfriend Was Just Arrested, New York Mother of 3 Is Fatally Shot One Day After Estranged Husband Was Charged with Domestic Violence. Subscribe Today, Poll: Most Granite Staters pessimistic about buying a house, Concord man appears on Naked and Afraid in trip through Argentina, Video spots skiers in Mt. Accused murderer Armando Barron, with his lawyers Meredith Lugo and Morgan Taggart-Hampton, joins the jury's view of surveillance cameras in downtown Jaffrey on the first day of his trial Tuesday. On Friday, both Armando and Britany pleaded not guilty to the charges they each face. Jonathan Amerault was reported missing in Keene on Monday. 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. Her name is Britany Barron. When Amerault arrived, Britany Barron said Armando hit and kicked him and stomped on his face. 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Capital Murder one count for knowingly causing the death of Jonathan Amerault before, after, while engaged in the commission of, or while attempting to commit the offense of kidnapping, by shooting Jonathan while or after he confined Jonathan under his control with a purpose to terrorize and/or commit a crime against him; First Degree Murder one alternative count for purposely causing Jonathan's death by shooting him; Criminal Solicitation of Murder two counts with a purpose that a murder be committed, for knowingly commanding, soliciting, or requesting Britany Barron to purposely cause Jonathan's death: (1) by shooting him with a firearm, and; (2) by applying force to Jonathan's neck; Kidnapping one count for knowingly confining Jonathan under his control with a purpose to terrorize him and/or to commit an offense against him; Criminal Solicitation of First Degree Assault two counts for knowingly commanding, soliciting, or requesting Britany Barron to: (1) purposely cause serious bodily injury to Jonathan by applying force to Jonathan's neck, and; (2) knowingly cause bodily injury to Jonathan by cutting Jonathan with a deadly weapon, a knife; Second Degree Assault one count for recklessly causing bodily injury to Jonathan with extreme indifference to the value of human life by kicking Jonathan in the head. At the park, Armando allegedly beat Amerault and then demanded that his wife shoot him, Britany told police, according to the affidavit. He has argued that she will likely be shown leniency since it will be shown in court she acted under duress and her prison term, if conviction, will be minimal. 1 of 2. 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. Armano Barron was indicted on one count of capital murder, for allegedly knowingly causing Ameraults death while attempting to kidnap him, as well as an alternative count of first-degree murder. Britany was arrested after wildlife conservation officers told her she wasnt allowed to camp where theyd found her. Britany Barron allegedly told police she refused to shoot Amerault, but did, under threat from her husband, place her foot on Ameraults neck, but did not apply sufficient pressure to kill him. Investigators have determined that Armando Barron lured Jonathan Amerault to Annette Wayside Park in Rindge, New Hampshire in the overnight hours between Saturday, September 19, 2020, and Sunday, September 20, 2020. May 31, 2022. Soon after, they found Ameraults abandoned Subaru, which was covered with a tarp and sticks. Her campsite was close to a bear baiting site, according to court records. They kissed, twice, but that was more than enough. Scott Chase, Assistant Attorney General. Armando Barron was stopped and arrested in Coos County. 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. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; JONATHAN AMERAULT WAS REPORTED MISSING OUT OF KEENE ON MONDAY. Mom Allegedly Strangled and Dismembered Her, Searched 'How to Get Away with Murder', Pa. Man Accused of Setting Ex's House on Fire 1 Day After Breakup, Killing Her Sister Who Used Wheelchair, Colo. Woman Applied for Restraining Order Against Ex Days Before He Allegedly Killed Her Family Members, After Counseling Session, Husband and Wife Argued Over Divorce. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { Driving further, they got to the remote campsite where Armando Barron burned Ameraults I.D. Benjamin J. Agati, Senior Assistant Attorney General 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. 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. Armando Barron was also indicted on three counts relating to domestic violence in a case that has been connected by the courts to Ameraults murder. But there are some who bring a light so great to those around them that even after they have gone, the light remains.. InDepthNH fulfills the press watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy. NH News Low 29F. A New Hampshire man who had allegedly just learned that his wife was having an affair with a co-worker is accused of killing her lover before forcing her to behead him, say authorities. Investigators said Barron lured the victim to a park in Rindge and then shot him while trying to kidnap him. Monday's testimony concluded with Jill Therriault, another forensic scientist at the state lab, who works as a firearms examiner. 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. She admitted, Im in big trouble, and the officers found a headless body underneath a tarp. Armando Barron, 32, of Jaffrey, is charged with first-degree murder, which carries a maximum punishment of life in prison . NH News In both instances, Armando Barron had told his wife and parents what to say, Agati said. 0. Arraignment for Armando Barron will be scheduled in the Cheshire County Superior Court. Lugo did not respond to a request for comment. In more than 2 1/2 hours of testimony Monday in Cheshire County Superior Court, N.H. Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie Duval walked jurors through the examination that led her to determine Amerault's death was a homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the head. By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org The abject cruelty, the pain and suffering and all that you inflicted on Jonathan that night is unfathomable.. "He has deep cuts, he has several lacerations on his scalp, and these other gunshot wounds, [on] the legs and the arm," Duval said. Armando Barron next ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. She tested the revolver prosecutors allege Armando Barron used to shoot Amerault, and found that two of the three bullets found in Amerault's body during the autopsy, including the fatal shot to his head, came from that gun. Scott Chase, Assistant Attorney General. INVESTIGATORS SAY BARRON LURED THE VICTIM TO A PARK IN RI. According to (Britany Barron,) Thats the worst part. Two people were arrested Friday in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old New Hampshire man. She will also have two three and a half to seven years sentences suspended for 10 years. Im in big trouble, Britany Barron reportedly told the officers when they found her. 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. Jury selection for Armando Barron trial to begin in May 2022, judge says 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. 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. 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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. 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 . She was granted parole last month. Lugo argues that whatever was said cannot be used at trial unless Armando Barron himself commented directly on the case. Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Britany and Britany alone stood on Jonathan Ameraults neck, slashed his wrists and ultimately shot him multiple times resulting in his death. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph4'); When Amerault arrived at the park expecting Britany Barron, Armando Barron violently assaulted him and tried to force his wife to shoot him, even putting the gun in her hands and wrapping his hand over hers, according to the police affidavit written by New Hampshire State Police Detective Stephen Sloper.
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