The night of Sept. 19, 2020, she said, Armando Barron found Snapchat messages between her and Amerault. In addition to life in prison, the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder, Leonard sentenced Armando Barron to an additional 45 years on charges of kidnapping, two counts of criminal solicitation of murder, two counts of criminal solicitation of first-degree assaultand second-degree assault. Armando and Britany Barron of Jaffrey have been indicted by a multi-county Grand Jury on crimes related to the murder of Jonathan Amerault. They then drove further into the woods, damaging Ameraults car in the process. 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. 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. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph2'); (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. 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. Armando Barron, 30, of Jaffrey, was arraigned at the Cheshire Superior Court on Friday afternoon, via teleconference. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL InDepthNH fulfills the press watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy. He didnt care. Pleasedonatehereor send check to the nonprofit NH Center for Public Interest Journalism, 38 Edgewater Drive, Barrington, NH 03825. September 25, 2020, Contact:
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 Barron is Armando Barron's spouse. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL Meredith Lugo, one of the public defenders representing Armando Barron, had requested the judge impose a lesser sentence on the charges other than first-degree murder.
Plea Deals To Be Offered To Husband and Wife in Decapitation Murder Armando Barron Indicted for Capital Murder | News Releases | NH By Susan Dromey Heeter, Joyful MusingsEvery year, Kat Murphy organizes the Prominence Boutique in Newmarket, New Hampshires Community Church. 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. Heinous torture and murder, Chase said. Evil recognized Jonathans inner light, and evil tried to extinguish it, Justine Amerault said amid tears. 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. 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. Armando Barron is also accused of assaulting his wife prior to the murder, as well as afterward. tag_id.innerHTML = '
Buy this Image'; 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 told police her husband ordered her to kill Jonathan Amerault and had her stand on his neck and slash his wrists. The couple drove up to an Errol campground in two cars, with Britany Barron driving Ameraults Subaru up to the woods. Then they found his headless body wrapped up in a nearby brook. 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. 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. Amerault was 25 when Armando Barron beat, tortured, and then shot him to death at Annett Wayside Park in Rindge after he discovered that his wife, Britany Barron, had started pursuing Amerault, according to court records. She's charged with falsifying physical evidence, in part, for allegedly sawing Amerault's head off from his body and hiding it. 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. kate.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov | 603-573-6103
But there are some who bring a light so great to those around them that even after they have gone, the light remains.. Britany Barron is expected to be the first witness to testify Wednesday morning when the trial resumes. "That could be a straight line. There were no weekends away; there were no hookups at work, no sexual contact. But Armando Barron denies the charges that he put a gun in Britany's mouth, and ordered her to hurt or kill Amerault. 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. But the most immediately lethal wound is one of those gunshot wounds that entered the head.". Armando Barron, 31, is accused of using his wifes cell phone to lure Amerault to Annett State Park in Rindge in the overnight between Sept. 19 and Sept. 20, after discovering Amerault and his wife, Britany Barron, 31, were allegedly having an affair.
YEAR IN REVIEW 2021: Jaffrey couple charged in murder 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. We depend on your support. 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. 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. "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.
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. Taking the stand for several hours during the trial, Britany Barron, 33, described a horrific chain of events that led up to Ameraults murder. 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. Their conversations, their flirting and those two kisses set in motion unimaginable crimes. Lugo argues that whatever was said cannot be used at trial unless Armando Barron himself commented directly on the case. Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action. First-degree murder carries a maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole. InDepthNH fulfills the press watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy. Britany Barron told police that she burned Ameraults belongings and wiped down his car and was waiting for her husband to return. He (Armando Barron) responded with violence. High 43F. 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. Im not going to kill him with that blow, and were both going to die in this car, according to court records. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); The court entourage then went to the scene of the murder, the nearby Annett Wayside State Park in Rindge.
Prosecutors plan to drop capital murder charge against Jaffrey man Jaffrey couple indicted on charges related to Amerault murder Senior Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati informed the Coos Superior Court this week he plans to have a plea agreement offered to Britany Barron in the next 30 days. The couple lived in Jaffrey. Benjamin J. Agati, Senior Assistant Attorney General
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. Mom Allegedly Called 911, Confessed to Stabbing 3-Year-Old to Death, Man Who Killed Wife in Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall Murder-Suicide Had Protection Order Filed Against Him, Texas Longhorns Fire Basketball Coach Chris Beard After Felony Domestic Violence Charge: Reports, Pa. Man Allegedly Shoots, Kills Wife on Christmas Eve, Then Calls His Dad and Says It Was a Suicide, Man Faces Death Penalty for Killing Wife, Her 4 Kids, then Driving with Bodies in Van for Weeks, Husband of Missing Pa. By InDepthNH Staff Armando Barron, left, listens to Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard duringhis sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. 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. }, Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard speaks Friday afternoon during Armando Barron's sentencing hearing. On that drive and at her house, Britany Barron told police she could hear Ameraults moans. 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. Concord Monitor. April 27, 2021, Contact:
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. var currentLocation = window.location;
The first day of the trial began with preliminary opening arguments in the morning.
Judge rules NH man's capital murder trial to begin in 2022 Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. He had put it in her backpack as they got ready to drive north. "He has deep cuts, he has several lacerations on his scalp, and these other gunshot wounds, [on] the legs and the arm," Duval said. The wrong person is on trial for the murder of Jonathan Amerault, Armando Barrons lawyer Morgan Taggart-Hampton told the jury Tuesday afternoon at Cheshire County Superior Court in Keene. NH News 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. 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.
Accused murderer Armando Barron, with his lawyers Meredith Lugo and Morgan Taggart-Hampton, arrives at Annett State Park in Rindge as the jury views the scene of the crime on the first day of his trial Tuesday. Scott Chase, Assistant Attorney General. 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. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { Ameraults mother, Justine Amerault of Milford, was the first witness to take the stand in the trial, giving tearful testimony of the last time she saw her son, on Sept. 13, 2020, and her concern for him on Sept. 20 and 21 when he did not respond to a text from her on Sept. 19. Concord Monitor Recent Obituaries: All of Concord Monitor's Recent Obituaries, Man who killed friends stepfather in 1985 released on parole, Girls hockey: Bishop Brady-Trinity-Londonderry skates past Concord and into the semifinals. 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 tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph1'); There had also been two kisses, Chase said. tag_id.innerHTML = '
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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. Monday's testimony concluded with Jill Therriault, another forensic scientist at the state lab, who works as a firearms examiner. Her name is Britany Barron. 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. 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. InDepthNH protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people. Mr. Barron continues to be held without bail. Armando Barron did not have a prior criminal record, was a stay-at-home dad who homeschooled his childrenand experienced violence and homelessness growing up, Lugo said. }. Jonathan Amerault was reported missing in Keene on Monday. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL 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. 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. Ashley Saari of the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and Paul Cuno-Booth for the Granite State News Collaborative contributed to this report. HIS BODY WAS DISCOVERED 200 MILES AWAY IN COOS COUNTY ON TUESDAY. NH News His defense attorneys have argued that his wife, Britany, actually killed Amerault. 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. 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. That was her warning (that) he was in control, not her..
Barron Appeals Arguing Jurors Shouldn't Have Heard How Victim Pleaded NH Woman Accused Of Beheading Lover At Behest Of Husband The Jaffrey couple charged in the September 2020 murder and decapitation of a Keene man will be offered plea deals by prosecutors. 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. Woman Allegedly Forced To Behead Coworker Takes Stand. If they have any interest in finding out the truth wed have an interest in talking to them, Smith said. Im in big trouble, Britany allegedly told the officers. benjamin.agati@doj.nh.gov | (603) 419-0124
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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. While loading the camping gear into the car, (Britany Barron) heard Jonathan moaning in the back of his car. Britany and Britany alone stood on Jonathan Ameraults neck, slashed his wrists and ultimately shot him multiple times resulting in his death. 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. Barron was sentenced tolife in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering their son, Jonathan Amerault of Keene. Armando Barron next ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. Armando Barron put Jonathan Amerault in the trunk of Ameraults Subaru, and shot him three times, according to court records. '";
Jaffrey Man Accused Of Murder In Homicide Of - Milford, NH Patch Armando Barron was stopped and arrested in Coos County. Shes charged with falsifying physical evidence, in part, for allegedly sawing Ameraults head off from his body and hiding it. Armando Barron messaged Amerault using Britany's phone to lure him to the park, she 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 . Im in big trouble, Britany Barron reportedly told the officers when they found her.
Armando Barron Profiles | Facebook var currentLocation = window.location; Invalid password or account does not exist. 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. Accused killer: Wife lying about lover's murder, beheading. Police used cell phone data to help find her at a campsite in the woods in Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant. 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.
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The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. . When asked by the judge if he would like to provide a statement, he declined. Jonathan pleaded for the defendant to pick up the machete and kill him [referring to Mr. Barron]. Jonathan told her, Just pick up the machete and kill him. Britany told Jonathan, You dont understand, man. Britany Barron was sentenced to three and a half to seven years in prison, with two years suspended from the minimum and maximum sentences. 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.
Woman who was allegedly forced by husband to behead her co-worker His headless body was discovered at a remote campsite in Coos County . var photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. 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.
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Defense in Armando Barron murder trial claims wife fired fatal shot 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. 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. Ameraults body was wrapped in a tarp and buried near a brook, and his car was covered with a tarp, according to Slopers affidavit. Jack Rooney can be reached at 352-1234, extension 1404, or jrooney@keenesentinel.com.
Trial begins for Armando Barron, New Hampshire man accused of killing 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. His body was discovered 200 miles away in Coos County on Tuesday. 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. Facebook gives people the power. We reveal wrongdoing, corruption and influence-peddling while giving voice to the disenfranchised. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard speaks Friday afternoon during Armando Barron's sentencing hearing. Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Armando Barron, 32, of Jaffrey, is charged with first-degree murder, which carries a maximum punishment of life in prison . benjamin.agati@doj.nh.gov | 603-419-0124
Her attorney, Richard Guerriero has said she acted out of fear for her life and safety. 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 Armando Barron's wife Britany who fired the fatal shot that killed Jonathan Amerault, 25, of Keene in September 2020. 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. Her campsite was close to a bear baiting site, according to court records. 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. 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.
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.
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