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When he ordered her to shoot him she would not, she told police. Agati said once discovery reports in the case are complete, he also plans to make an offer to Armando Barron, and Ruoff gave him a 90-day window to make the offer. His wife, Britany Barron, 32, pleaded guilty last year to charges of destroying evidence for her role in the murder of Jonathan Amerault. Smith was pushing for an early trial for her client, in September or December of this year. He (Armando Barron) responded with violence. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; JONATHAN AMERAULT WAS REPORTED MISSING OUT OF KEENE ON MONDAY. Washington avalanche. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { 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. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; She later pleaded guilty to three charges of falsifying physical evidence, one involving sawing Ameraults head from the corpse.
}, Kenneth, left and Justine Amerault speak Friday afternoon at the sentencing hearing for Armando Barron in Cheshire County Superior Court. Monday's testimony concluded with Jill Therriault, another forensic scientist at the state lab, who works as a firearms examiner. 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. The couple drove up to an Errol campground in two cars, with Britany Barron driving Ameraults Subaru up to the woods. var sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; Meredith Lugo, one of two public defenders representing Armando Barron, highlighted the close range of the fatal shot when she asked Duval if it could have, for instance, been fired by someone in the front seat of a vehicle while Amerault was in the rear, hatchback portion of the car. When investigators talked to her in-laws, they told police she had gone away camping, Agati said in court. Both Barrons remain held without bail, though Guerriero is asking that Britany Barron be released to home confinement with electronic monitoring. 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. Armando Barron was indicted on three domestic violence charges for reckless conduct, for allegedly placing a firearm inside of Britany Barrons mouth, two counts of second-degree assault for striking her in the head and nose, breaking her and knowingly applying pressure to her neck and throat, strangling her to the point it impeded breathing or blood circulation, and one count of domestic violence for confining a family member by means of physical force or the threatened use of a deadly weapon.. 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. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase();
Armando Barron, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, which carries a maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Rest in peace, Jonathan, she said. At one point, both Amerault and Britany Barron were alone in a car, and she was armed with a machete. Ashley Saari of the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and Paul Cuno-Booth for the Granite State News Collaborative contributed to this report. 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 also got 377 days credit for time already served, meaning she could be released this year. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. 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 photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Britany Barron is expected to be the first witness to testify Wednesday morning when the trial resumes. Amerault, 25, was missing for days before authorities found his remains at a campsite in northern New Hampshire. During her testimony last week, Britany Barron said Armando brutally beat and choked her on the night of Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, after finding Snapchat messages between her and Amerault, her coworker, on her phone. He had put it in her backpack as they got ready to drive north. }, Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Employees also told police they believed Britany Barron and Amerault were in a relationship, Anderson wrote. 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. 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 . Fish. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; Both Ameraults mother and friend said they knew Amerault was searching for a serious relationship and had recently mentioned meeting someone at work, that they were only talking and that she was in the process of a divorce. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. If they have any interest in finding out the truth wed have an interest in talking to them, Smith said. 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. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText;
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. 0. It takes money to keep independent New Hampshire news flowing. He stomped on his face, she told investigators. Driving further, they got to the remote campsite where Armando Barron burned Ameraults I.D. Lugo did not respond to a request for comment. But there are some who bring a light so great to those around them that even after they have gone, the light remains.. (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. Armando Barron watches the proceedings during the jurys tour of key locations in the murder case Tuesday in Jaffrey. If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. 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. She's charged with falsifying physical evidence, in part, for allegedly sawing Amerault's head off from his body and hiding it. 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. When asked by the judge if he would like to provide a statement, he declined. 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. On that drive and at her house, Britany Barron told police she could hear Ameraults moans. A close college friend of Amerault, Austin Zuercher of Boston, also testified Tuesday afternoon, saying he was also concerned when Amerault didnt respond to a Sept. 19 text from him. Im in big trouble, she reportedly said to the conservation officers who found her. Armando Barron, 30, is charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting Jonathan Amerault, 25. Police say Britany Barron was alone at the campsite and armed. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; Now, both Armando Barron, 30, and Britany Barron, 31, are facing charges for their respective roles in Amerault's killing. 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. var sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; Jury selection for Armando Barron trial to begin in May 2022, judge says Armando Barron has been charged with capital murder. Telephone: 603-271-3658. InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/2021/02/03/plea-deals-to-be-offered-in-decapitation-murder/). Heinous torture and murder, Chase said. Amerault, an engineer at the biomedical device company in Jaffrey where Britany Barron also worked, was an avid hiker who had summitted all but one of the 67 mountains in northern New England that . 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. Police used cell phone data to help find her at a campsite in the woods in Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant. Follow him on Twitter @RooneyReports. Your actions were brutal, were absolutely horrific; they were selfish, and they were completely senseless, Leonard said. Armando Barron then gave his wife a knife and told her to slit Ameraults wrists. Their conversations, their flirting and those two kisses set in motion unimaginable crimes. Would you like to receive our daily news? By InDepthNH Staff Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Benjamin J. Agati, Senior Assistant Attorney General
We depend on your support. Sign up forPEOPLEs free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { 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 Amerault arrived, Britany Barron said her husband assaulted him, put a gun in her hand, and ordered her to shoot Amerault. 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.. His body was discovered 200 miles away in Coos County on Tuesday. 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. InDepthNH protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people. 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
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 next ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. We reveal wrongdoing, corruption and influence-peddling while giving voice to the disenfranchised. 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. At the park, Armando allegedly beat Amerault and then demanded that his wife shoot him, Britany told police, according to the affidavit. 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 The sentence Leonard imposed was in line with what Senior Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati, who prosecuted the case, had recommended. 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. Man Allegedly Killed 'Kind and Loving' Wife Before Dousing House with Gasoline with Their 2 Kids Inside, A Texas Woman Was Found Dead, Dismembered in 2019. When she refused, Armando told her to step on Ameraults neck and cut his wrists, she testified. Shesentenced the Jaffrey resident to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault. 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. 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. Her only comfort was knowing that the defendant was not going to kill her in front of her girls, Chase said. Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications
[Jonathan] fell. They're all going to be bleeding and cause varying levels of incapacitation. The problem for Britany and the state is that it is Britanys word and Britanys word alone that Armando did these things, not her. Britany Barron told police that she burned Ameraults belongings and wiped down his car and was waiting for her husband to return. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. She admitted, Im in big trouble, and the officers found a headless body underneath a tarp. 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. Britany Barron Courtesy photos
Armando Barron ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. 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. Two people were arrested Friday in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old New Hampshire man. Later that night, Armando allegedly used his wifes phone to text Amerault and lure him to Annette Wayside Park in the town of Rindge. Now Im not going to get up here and say Armando is innocent of everything because he isnt. Her Ex-Boyfriend Was Just Arrested, New York Mother of 3 Is Fatally Shot One Day After Estranged Husband Was Charged with Domestic Violence. 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. (POLICE PHOTO) Jonathan Amerault, 25, of Keene is seen on a hiking trip in the mountains. Two people were arrested Friday in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old New Hampshire man. She said the state likely wants to come to a plea agreement with Britany Barron before it can prosecute Armando Barron. And then he just started kicking him and kicking him and kicking him . var sellablestring = "MONITOR STAFF";
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 Judge rules Jaffrey man's capital murder trial to begin in 2022. Barron was sentenced tolife in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering their son, Jonathan Amerault of Keene. InDepthNH.org is published by the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism. 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. 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. Armando Barron, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, which carries a maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole. When Amerault arrived, Britany Barron said Armando hit and kicked him and stomped on his face. 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. For Immediate Release
Ameraults body was wrapped in a tarp and buried near a brook, and his car was covered with a tarp, according to Slopers affidavit. 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. Armando Barron, 31, is accused of luring 25-year-old Amerault from his home in Keene to Annett State Park in Rindge, kidnapping and assaulting him, and then shooting him in the overnight hours between Sept. 19-20, 2020. Town Meeting: Thursday, March 16, 7 p.m. Town Hall. NH News According to the defendant, He was just going, Ugh, Ugh, Ugh, over and over again, Agati wrote. Their attorneys did not immediately respond to PEOPLEs requests for comment. 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. That was her warning (that) he was in control, not her.. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph3'); Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. '"; 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. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; 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. The defendant was a good father, she loved him but she wasnt in love with him anymore, Chase said. The court entourage then went to the scene of the murder, the nearby Annett Wayside State Park in Rindge. var photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Armando Barron, left, listens to Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard duringhis sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Britany Barron was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison, with two years suspended from the minimum and maximum sentences. Create a password that only you will remember. New Hampshire Department of Justice33 Capitol Street | Concord, NH | 03301
. Armando Barrons lawyer, Meredith Lugo, filed several motions in the Cheshire Superior Court this week in the case, though nearly all of them were filed under seal. Facebook gives people the power. It takes money to keep independent New Hampshire news flowing. 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. She also found fingerprints belonging to Britany Barron on a can of spray paint that had been entered into evidence, Martinez said. We reveal wrongdoing, corruption and influence-peddling while giving voice to the disenfranchised. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL The state is going to ask you to believe every claim she makes. benjamin.agati@doj.nh.gov | 603-419-0124
Her attorney, Richard Guerriero has said she acted out of fear for her life and safety. Accused killer: Wife lying about lover's murder, beheading. Kenneth, left and Justine Amerault speak Friday afternoon at the sentencing hearing for Armando Barron in Cheshire County Superior Court. 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.. Your light remains with us.. The abject cruelty, the pain and suffering and all that you inflicted on Jonathan that night is unfathomable.. Later that night, she said Armando drove her to Annett Wayside Park in Rindge, repeatedly hitting her in the face as he drove. A storm is coming, which brings up the seasonal question: Windshield wipers up or down? His defense attorneys have argued that his wife,. New Hampshire Department of Justice33 Capitol Street | Concord, NH | 03301
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. Armando Barron put Jonathan Amerault in the trunk of Ameraults Subaru, and shot him three times, according to court records. Two days later, Fish and Game conservation officers found Britany Barron alone at a campsite in northern Coos County. 1 of 2. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { var photocredit = "'Courtesy photos' 'Britany Barron'";
You have permission to edit this article. 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. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. The defense which argued during the trial that Britany Barron, not her husband, fired the gunshot that killed Amerault plans to appeal Armando Barrons conviction, Lugo said. During opening arguments last week, Taggart-Hampton said her client does not dispute several of the assault and domestic-violence charges related to beating Britany and kicking Amerault in the head. They certainly require Britanys testimony if they proceed against our client, Smith said.