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. - 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. Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action. And then he just started kicking him and kicking him and kicking him . var photocredit = "'' 'Armando Barron'";
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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. In his back. Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications
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He was heading up to the campsite with their 9-year-old daughter, according to police. But Armando did not solicit Britany Barron to kill or assault Jonathan Amerault. His defense attorneys have argued that his wife, Britany, actually killed Amerault. September 25, 2020, Contact:
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. 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. Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications
YEAR IN REVIEW 2021: Jaffrey couple charged in murder 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. InDepthNH.org is published by the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism. Washington avalanche. 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 was stopped and arrested in Coos County. tag_id.innerHTML = '
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Enraged, Armando allegedly beat her, stuck a gun in her mouth and strangled her on their bed, causing her to pass out, the arrest warrant affidavit states. InDepthNH fulfills the press watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); He was an avid hiker who grew up in Milford and volunteered regularly at the Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club there. At the park, Armando allegedly beat Amerault and then demanded that his wife shoot him, Britany told police, according to the affidavit. The state is going to ask you to believe every claim she makes. 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. The hunters contacted New Hampshire Fish and Game, and two conservation officers went into the woods to find her. 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. His wife, Britany Barron, 32, pleaded guilty last year to charges of destroying evidence for her role in the murder of Jonathan Amerault. 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 . Britany Barron told police her husband ordered her to kill Jonathan Amerault and had her stand on his neck and slash his wrists.
Police: Jaffrey Man Killed Wife's Lover, Ordered Her To Behead Him She also allegedly admitted to police that she cut Ameraults wrist with a machete at the direction of her husband. 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. 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. Two days later, Fish and Game conservation officers found Britany Barron alone at a campsite in northern Coos County. Would you like to receive our daily news? 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 . var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph3'); "That would not be possible.". NH News Armando Barron has been charged with capital murder. 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 tried and failed to get Britany Barron to step on Ameraults neck, and he next forced her to cut Ameraults wrists, according to Sloper. 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. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; Facebook gives people the power.
Armando Barron admits to assault, but lawyer says the wrong person is 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. Pleasedonatehereor send check to the nonprofit NH Center for Public Interest Journalism, 38 Edgewater Drive, Barrington, NH 03825. 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. Armando Barron then shot Amerault three times, killing him, according to Slopers affidavit. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL "He has deep cuts, he has several lacerations on his scalp, and these other gunshot wounds, [on] the legs and the arm," Duval said. It takes money to keep independent New Hampshire news flowing.
Autopsy details emerge as Armando Barron's murder trial enters week 2 Barron was sentenced tolife in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering their son, Jonathan Amerault of Keene. Signup today! - 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. 's mouth; Second Degree Assault two counts for: (1) recklessly causing serious bodily injury to B.B. Like, he was awake for everything.. Armando Barron put Jonathan Amerault in the trunk of Amerault's Subaru, and shot him three times, according to court records.
Married couple accused in killing of missing New Hampshire man - WMUR They certainly require Britanys testimony if they proceed against our client, Smith said. If they have any interest in finding out the truth wed have an interest in talking to them, Smith said. 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 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.
Jaffrey woman seeks bail in evidence tampering case connected to Armando Barron sent his daughters next door where their grandparents lived and then beat Britany Barron mercilessly, Chase said, he then got out his gun and told his wife to get in the car. InDepthNH protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people. When Ameraults mother reported her son missing, police learned that Britany Barron had suddenly called her work and announced she quit and was moving away. Benjamin J. Agati, Senior Assistant Attorney General
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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 Armando learned that authorities were looking for him and his wife, he returned to the couples home, allegedly ordering her to bury her lovers body, the affidavit says. (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. var sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; 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. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL
Armando Barron Found Guilty | | eagletimes.com Britany Barron was found with Amerault's body at a campsite in Coos County on Sept. 22, 2020, and confessed to police that her husband, Armando Barron of Jaffrey, had lured him using his wife's phone to an isolated area in Rindge and beaten and shot him after learning he was having an affair with Britany Barron and that she wanted a divorce. Scott Chase, Assistant Attorney General. At the time, Britany Barron had the loaded gun her husband used in the murder, according to court records. Her husband put the gun in her hand, and ordered her to shoot, she said, but she refused. 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. On Friday, both Armando and Britany pleaded not guilty to the charges they each face. Britany and Britany alone stood on Jonathan Ameraults neck, slashed his wrists and ultimately shot him multiple times resulting in his death. He hit her and choked her. Shesentenced 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. Investigators said Barron lured the victim to a park in Rindge and then shot him while trying to kidnap him. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. When he ordered her to shoot him she would not, she told police. 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 He punched him. 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. By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org Britany Barron Courtesy photos
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Husband, Wife Arrested In Connection With Murder Of Missing New 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. Court records described a grisly crime that might have been sparked by an affair. 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. Would you like to receive our daily news? All parties are continued to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. InDepthNH fulfills the press watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy. 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. }, Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard speaks Friday afternoon during Armando Barron's sentencing hearing. var photocredit = "'Courtesy photos' 'Britany Barron'";
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.
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They kissed, twice, but that was more than enough. She told him at their Jaffrey home where they lived with their three daughters. Heinous torture and murder, Chase said. Her name is Britany Barron.
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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. The night of Sept. 19, 2020, she said, Armando Barron found Snapchat messages between her and Amerault. Before Armando Barron allegedly murdered Jonathan Amerault, he savagely beat his wife and even put a loaded gun in her mouth, according to court records.
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The Jaffrey couple charged in the September 2020 murder and decapitation of a Keene man will be offered plea deals by prosecutors. 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. Armando then allegedly ordered Britany to decapitate Amerault so that he couldnt be identified by dental records, and Britany allegedly complied, the warrant says. 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. 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. 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. The sentence Leonard imposed was in line with what Senior Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati, who prosecuted the case, had recommended. You have permission to edit this article. The conservation officers reported seeing blood run out of the bound tarp covering Ameraults headless body. All calls are toll-free and confidential. tag_id.innerHTML = '
Buy this Image'; Armando Barron then gave his wife a knife and told her to slit Ameraults wrists. Shes charged with falsifying physical evidence, in part, for allegedly sawing Ameraults head off from his body and hiding it. May 31, 2022. Armando Barron next ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. 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. 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.