For more information visit collaborativenh.org. 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. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); 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. 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. His wife, Britany Barron, 32, pleaded guilty last year to charges of destroying evidence for her role in the murder of Jonathan Amerault. Ashley Saari of the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and Paul Cuno-Booth for the Granite State News Collaborative contributed to this report. }, Armando Barron 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. Follow him on Twitter @RooneyReports. Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action. Pleasedonatehereor send check to the nonprofit NH Center for Public Interest Journalism, 38 Edgewater Drive, Barrington, NH 03825. Choose wisely! The conservation officers reported seeing blood run out of the bound tarp covering Ameraults headless body. 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. 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. Trial begins for Armando Barron, New Hampshire man accused of killing Woman Allegedly Forced To Behead Coworker Takes Stand. Her campsite was close to a bear baiting site, according to court records. 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. 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. and other documents, and ordered his wife to clean the car, according to court records. Jonathan Amerault was reported missing in Keene on Monday. [email protected] | 603-419-0124 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. Jaffrey man charged with murder in Rindge state park 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. Low 29F. 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. (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, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, was arrested early Friday and faces a capital murder charge. Accused murderer Armando Barron, with his lawyers Meredith Lugo and Morgan Taggart-Hampton, joins the jurys view of surveillance cameras in downtown Jaffrey on the first day of his trial Tuesday. The couple lived in Jaffrey. Armando and Britany Barron of Jaffrey have been indicted by a multi-county Grand Jury on crimes related to the murder of Jonathan Amerault. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { Jaffrey woman sentenced for falsifying evidence in Keene man's slaying if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { Anywhere. The couple drove up to an Errol campground in two cars, with Britany Barron driving Ameraults Subaru up to the woods. 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, 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. 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. 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. In a victim impact statement read aloud during Friday's sentencing hearing, Amerault's motherJustinesaid her son had the most beautiful inner light. He worked as an engineer at Teleflex Medical in Jaffrey and had just bought a home in Keene before his death. 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. When she refused, Armando told her to step on Ameraults neck and cut his wrists, she testified. Armando Barron admits to assault, but lawyer says the wrong person is Britany Barron testified she feared for her life as she and Armando drove separate vehicles to a campsite north of Errol, where she removed Ameraults head from his body, dragged his corpse into the woods and helped conceal his car on her husbands orders. 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. Now Im not going to get up here and say Armando is innocent of everything because he isnt. Armando Barron, 30, of Jaffrey, was arraigned at the Cheshire Superior Court on Friday afternoon, via teleconference. tag_id.innerHTML = ' Buy this Image'; Sign up forPEOPLEs free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Amerault had begged for his life when Armando Barron brandished a gun, according to an interview Britany Barron gave, part of court records. 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. And to convict Armando Barron largely based on her testimony. 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. 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. This was not a torrid love affair. 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. The night of Sept. 19, 2020, she said, Armando Barron found Snapchat messages between her and Amerault. YEAR IN REVIEW 2021: Jaffrey couple charged in murder 1 of 2. Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Ashley Saari can be reached at 924-7172, ext. 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. Barron's trial continues Tuesday, when prosecutors are expected to call more law-enforcement officials to testify. Union Leader Correspondent. She will also have two three and a half to seven years sentences suspended for 10 years. Armando Barron Trial For Jonathan Amerault Murder With Jury | Crime News Married couple accused in killing of missing New Hampshire man - WMUR Armando Barron then shot Amerault three times, killing him, according to Slopers affidavit. She told him at their Jaffrey home where they lived with their three daughters. Im in big trouble, she reportedly said to the conservation officers who found her. They kissed, twice, but that was more than enough. Support the Their conversations, their flirting and those two kisses set in motion unimaginable crimes. At the campsite, she told police, she was forced to cut off Ameraults head with a saw, and bury it in the woods. The charges and allegations set forth in the indictments and complaints are merely accusations, and Mr. Barron is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Armando Barron, 31, has been held without bail since his arrest in September of 2020. Their attorneys did not immediately respond to PEOPLEs requests for comment. The Jaffrey couple charged in the September 2020 murder and decapitation of a Keene man will be offered plea deals by prosecutors. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph1'); Armando Barron did not kill Jonathan Amerault.. tag_id.innerHTML = ' Buy this Image'; 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. Two days later, Fish and Game conservation officers found Britany Barron alone at a campsite in northern Coos County. Photographs submitted by the lawyer of Britany Barron, 31, of Jaffrey, show the injuries she endured during alleged assaults by her husband Armando Barron. Two additional complaints were filed by the Office of the Attorney General charging Britany Barron for the misdemeanor offenses of Abuse of a Corpse for removing Jonathan Ameraults head and concealing his body by wrapping it in a tarp and dragging it into a remote area. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ' Buy this Image'; If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. You have a long, long time to fade away and rot in prison.. "That could be a straight line. Shes charged with falsifying physical evidence, in part, for allegedly sawing Ameraults head off from his body and hiding it. 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 Armando Barron watches the proceedings during the jurys tour of key locations in the murder case Tuesday in Jaffrey. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ' Buy this Image'; 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. 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. 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. Britany Barron told police that she burned Ameraults belongings and wiped down his car and was waiting for her husband to return. Monday's testimony concluded with Jill Therriault, another forensic scientist at the state lab, who works as a firearms examiner. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; He was an avid hiker who grew up in Milford and volunteered regularly at the Souhegan Valley Boys and Girls Club there. 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. 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. Armando Barron messaged Amerault using Britany's phone to lure him to the park, she said. But there are some who bring a light so great to those around them that even after they have gone, the light remains.. Her Ex-Boyfriend Was Just Arrested, New York Mother of 3 Is Fatally Shot One Day After Estranged Husband Was Charged with Domestic Violence. His wife, Britany Barron, 32, pleaded guilty last year to charges of destroying evidence for her role in the murder of Jonathan Amerault. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); 0. After driving in separate vehicles to a campsite near Errol theyd visited before, Armando allegedly told Britany that once the sun came up the next morning he would forgive her, the warrant says. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ' Buy this Image'; 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. 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. When investigators later searched the Jeep, Littman said they found dried blood in the middle rear seat, center console, exterior of the glove box and on the passenger's seat and seat belt. InDepthNH fulfills the press watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy. 's arm while in possession of a firearm, and commanded her with words to the effect of: 'go with me quietly or the girls are going to see something messy,' said gun constituting a deadly weapon in the manner in which it was threatened or intended to be used; Reckless Conduct Domestic Violence one count for recklessly engaging in conduct that placed a family member, in danger of serious bodily injury, by placing a firearm inside of B.B. "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. Kenneth, left and Justine Amerault speak Friday afternoon at the sentencing hearing for Armando Barron in Cheshire County Superior Court. On September 24, 2020, an autopsy was conducted by New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval. The hunters contacted New Hampshire Fish and Game, and two conservation officers went into the woods to find her. 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. They then drove further into the woods, damaging Ameraults car in the process. 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. 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. 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. Barron was sentenced tolife in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering their son, Jonathan Amerault of Keene. Texas Man Allegedly Broke into Estranged Wife's Home Wearing a Ski Mask, Killed Her While Daughter Escaped, N.J. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph1'); 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 . She was granted parole last month. Man Allegedly Killed Wife's Lover, Ordered Her to Behead Victim - Peoplemag His body was discovered 200 miles away in Coos County on Tuesday. Her attorney, Richard Guerriero, said in court that she acted under duress," the New Hampshire Union Leader reports. Armando Barron Profiles | Facebook Details of the. (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 . "So, these are significant injuries. Scott Chase, Assistant Attorney General. In both instances, Armando Barron had told his wife and parents what to say, Agati 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 Rindge, New Hampshire. Rest in peace, Jonathan, she said. She said the state likely wants to come to a plea agreement with Britany Barron before it can prosecute Armando Barron. Armando Barron next ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. Your light remains with us.. During Duval's testimony Monday, she said Amerault had gunshot wounds in both thighs, in his left arm and two in his head, including the fatal shot. 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. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL 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. Jaffrey couple indicted on charges related to Amerault murder Defense in Armando Barron murder trial alleges wife fired fatal shot When asked by the judge if he would like to provide a statement, he declined. By InDepthNH Staff 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. 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 photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); Investigators said Barron lured the victim to a park in Rindge and then shot him while trying to kidnap him. }. Jury selection for Armando Barron trial to begin in May 2022, judge says 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. They certainly require Britanys testimony if they proceed against our client, Smith said. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph4'); 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.. Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications Ashley Saari of the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and Paul Cuno-Booth for the Granite State News Collaborative contributed to this report. "He has deep cuts, he has several lacerations on his scalp, and these other gunshot wounds, [on] the legs and the arm," Duval said. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; Scott Chase, Assistant Attorney General. 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. 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. Brittany then alleged that Armando fatally shot Amerault three times in Amerault's car. 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. These articles are being shared by partners in The Granite State News Collaborative. For Immediate Release He is also facing charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence assault on his wife Britany Barron, 31. 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. Near her was a large object covered by a tarp and covered with sticks and branches.
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