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. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; Photographs submitted by the lawyer of Britany Barron, 31, of Jaffrey, show the injuries she endured during alleged assaults by her husband Armando Barron. 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. 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. 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'); Heinous torture and murder, Chase said. By InDepthNH Staff But Armando did not solicit Britany Barron to kill or assault Jonathan Amerault. From the moment Jonathan arrived at the park the evidence comes from one source, Britany Barron And it is her words that you will have to rely on to fill in the blanks, Taggart-Hampton said. At one point, both Amerault and Britany Barron were alone in a car, and she was armed with a machete. 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. He punched him. 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. On Friday, both Armando and Britany pleaded not guilty to the charges they each face. Near her was a large object covered by a tarp and covered with sticks and branches. 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. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph2'); Taking the stand for several hours during the trial, Britany Barron, 33, described a horrific chain of events that led up to Ameraults murder. Telephone: 603-271-3658. 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 . 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. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; An indictment is not an indication of guilt or innocence, but shows a jury found sufficient evidence to bring charges to trial. 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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. HIS CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DETERMINED TO BE A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEA ARMANDO BARRON OF JAFFREY, NEW HAMPSHIRE WAS ARRESTED EARLY THIS MORNING AND FACES A CAPITAL MURDER CHARGE. "Not if his head was up against the hatchback, no," Duval said. That failed to kill Amerault and Armando Barron then allegedly assaulted him with the machete, Britany Barron told investigators. On that drive and at her house, Britany Barron told police she could hear Ameraults moans. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); 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. 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. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL Armando Barron, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, was arrested early Friday and faces a capital murder charge. The problem for Britany and the state is that it is Britanys word and Britanys word alone that Armando did these things, not her. var sellablestring = "MONITOR STAFF"; 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. He was an avid hiker who grew up in Milford and volunteered regularly at the Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club there. He also was ordered to pay about $13,000 in restitution to Ameraults family. Would you like to receive our daily news? The abject cruelty, the pain and suffering and all that you inflicted on Jonathan that night is unfathomable.. Employees also told police they believed Britany Barron and Amerault were in a relationship, Anderson wrote. For more information visit collaborativenh.org. Driving further, they got to the remote campsite where Armando Barron burned Ameraults I.D. - 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. At this second campsite, Armando Barron ordered his wife to cut off Ameraults head with a saw, and then he left her to hide the body, according to court records. When Amerault arrived, Britany Barron said Armando hit and kicked him and stomped on his face. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. 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.. 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. Facebook gives people the power. benjamin.agati@doj.nh.gov | 603-419-0124 Barron, 33, flew into a rage on the night of Sept. 19, 2020, upon learning his wife, Britany Barron, was flirting with Amerault, then lured him to a state park in Rindge and killed him there, the prosecution said during the two-week murder trial. Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; When he went missing in September, 2020, his mother knew something was wrong and that perhaps som, From the blood collected at the scene of the murder at Annett Wayside State Park in Rindge to fingerprints and the autopsy report, prosecutors. Armando Barron, 31, has been held without bail since his arrest in September of 2020. 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. 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. }, Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard speaks Friday afternoon during Armando Barron's sentencing hearing. 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. April 27, 2021, Contact: kate.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov | 603-573-6103 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. (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. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Armando Barron next ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. Then she said Armando forced Amerault into the back of his own vehicle and shot him three times. But Armando Barron denies the charges that he put a gun in Britany's mouth, and ordered her to hurt or kill Amerault. 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 people were arrested Friday in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old New Hampshire man. New Hampshire Department of Justice33 Capitol Street | Concord, NH | 03301 var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkrijfBarronIndictments-ml-cm-042921,ph02'); Armando Barron messaged Amerault using Britany's phone to lure him to the park, she said. 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. Concord Monitor. Im in big trouble, she reportedly said to the conservation officers who found her. She admitted, Im in big trouble, and the officers found a headless body underneath a tarp. 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. 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. Benjamin J. Agati, Senior Assistant Attorney General }, Kenneth, left and Justine Amerault speak Friday afternoon at the sentencing hearing for Armando Barron in Cheshire County Superior Court. 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. Mr. Barron continues to be held without bail. The Jaffrey couple charged in the September 2020 murder and decapitation of a Keene man will be offered plea deals by prosecutors. Taggart-Hampton went on to say that during the trial the jury will see that the prosecutions murder charge against Armando Barron hinges on Britany Barrons testimony and that there will be contradictions between what she says and the physical evidence. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; But the most immediately lethal wound is one of those gunshot wounds that entered the head.". 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. Ameraults body was wrapped in a tarp and buried near a brook, and his car was covered with a tarp, according to Slopers affidavit. He is also facing charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence assault on his wife Britany Barron, 31. The statements are hearsay; simply because the other party is the recipient of a phone call from the defendant or attends a visit with him does not make their partys statements admissible, she wrote. "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. 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. Then they found his headless body wrapped up in a nearby brook. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); Armando and Britany Barron are seen in their booking mugshots. 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. 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. The defendant was a good father, she loved him but she wasnt in love with him anymore, Chase said. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. 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. 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. While loading the camping gear into the car, (Britany Barron) heard Jonathan moaning in the back of his car. . 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. By Susan Dromey Heeter, Joyful MusingsEvery year, Kat Murphy organizes the Prominence Boutique in Newmarket, New Hampshires Community Church. Armando then allegedly ordered Britany to decapitate Amerault so that he couldnt be identified by dental records, and Britany allegedly complied, the warrant says. 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 is also charged with domestic violence, strangling and threatening to use a deadly weapon for the purpose of placing his wife, Britany Barron, in fear of imminent bodily injury after allegedly sticking a gun in her mouth, the criminal complaint states. 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. The court entourage then went to the scene of the murder, the nearby Annett Wayside State Park in Rindge. 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. InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/2021/02/03/plea-deals-to-be-offered-in-decapitation-murder/). His defense attorneys have argued that his wife,. 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 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 . 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. And then the third one appears to be a close-range wound.". "So, these are significant injuries. All parties are continued to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Armando Barron allegedly beat his wife after learning about her relationship with Amerault, and at one point during the assault he put a loaded pistol in her mouth, she told police. 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. Would you like to receive our daily news? State Police said Friday Amerault was shot in the head and killed by 30-year-old Armando Barron of Jaffrey during an attempted kidnapping last weekend. Details of the. She was granted parole last month. Armando Barron put Jonathan Amerault in the trunk of Amerault's Subaru, and shot him three times, according to court records. Details from Jonathan Amerault's autopsy dominated the fourth day of the trial of Armando Barron, the Jaffrey man charged with murdering the 25-year-old Keene resident in September 2020. 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. 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. Both Barrons remain held without bail, though Guerriero is asking that Britany Barron be released to home confinement with electronic monitoring. 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.
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