var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; Would you like to receive our daily news? Washington avalanche. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph4'); The night of Sept. 19, 2020, she said, Armando Barron found Snapchat messages between her and Amerault. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. He was just kicking this guy. 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. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph2'); 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. Benjamin J. Agati, Senior Assistant Attorney General 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. 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. 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. He also was ordered to pay about $13,000 in restitution to Ameraults family. Lugo argues that whatever was said cannot be used at trial unless Armando Barron himself commented directly on the case. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); 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. 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. Im not going to kill him with that blow, and were both going to die in this car, according to court records. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. 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. Two days later, Fish and Game conservation officers found Britany Barron alone at a campsite in northern Coos County. Amerault, 25, was missing for days before authorities found his remains at a campsite in northern New Hampshire. Now, both Armando Barron, 30, and Britany Barron, 31, are facing charges for their respective roles in Amerault's killing. For instance, while Britany Barron told police she made weak attempts to stand on Ameraults neck and slash his wrists when ordered by her husband, the autopsy shows there was significant pressure placed on the neck and the wrist slashes cut to the bone. - 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. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph1'); Armando Barron next ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. She also allegedly admitted to police that she cut Ameraults wrist with a machete at the direction of her husband. On that drive and at her house, Britany Barron told police she could hear Ameraults moans. But Armando did not solicit Britany Barron to kill or assault Jonathan Amerault. Britany Barron is Armando Barron's spouse. [Jonathan] fell. And he did not pull the trigger causing Jonathan Ameraults death. 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. At the park, Armando allegedly beat Amerault and then demanded that his wife shoot him, Britany told police, according to the affidavit. When she refused, Armando told her to step on Ameraults neck and cut his wrists, she testified. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WCVB-TV. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? var sellablestring = "MONITOR STAFF"; 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. Barron's trial continues Tuesday, when prosecutors are expected to call more law-enforcement officials to testify. 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. 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. She admitted, Im in big trouble, and the officers found a headless body underneath a tarp. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; The final pretrial preparation and arraignment on the charges is scheduled for April 22. And to convict Armando Barron largely based on her testimony. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; He was heading up to the campsite with their 9-year-old daughter, according to police. The first day of the trial began with preliminary opening arguments in the morning. 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. 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. 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. 's mouth; Second Degree Assault two counts for: (1) recklessly causing serious bodily injury to B.B. 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. Their conversations, their flirting and those two kisses set in motion unimaginable crimes. Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action. Investigators said Barron lured the victim to a park in Rindge and then shot him while trying to kidnap him. 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. 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. }, Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; Armando Barron, 32, stands accused of violently killing Jonathan Amerault in 2020 and making his wife decapitate the victim. 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. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. The court entourage then went to the scene of the murder, the nearby Annett Wayside State Park in Rindge. Later that night, Armando allegedly used his wifes phone to text Amerault and lure him to Annette Wayside Park in the town of Rindge. Judge rules Jaffrey man's capital murder trial to begin in 2022. Armando Barron allegedly killed 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. 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. Telephone: 603-271-3658. 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. Her Ex-Boyfriend Was Just Arrested, New York Mother of 3 Is Fatally Shot One Day After Estranged Husband Was Charged with Domestic Violence. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph2'); They're all going to be bleeding and cause varying levels of incapacitation. var photocredit = "'Courtesy photos' 'Britany Barron'"; 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. She will also have two three and a half to seven years sentences suspended for 10 years. kate.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov | 603-573-6103 That failed to kill Amerault and Armando Barron then allegedly assaulted him with the machete, Britany Barron told investigators. }, 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. var currentLocation = window.location; Kenneth, left and Justine Amerault speak Friday afternoon at the sentencing hearing for Armando Barron in Cheshire County Superior Court. Armando Barron is also accused of assaulting his wife prior to the murder, as well as afterward. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBrijfBarronIndictments-ml-cm-042921,ph02'); Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications Would you like to receive our daily news? But Armando Barron denies the charges that he put a gun in Britany's mouth, and ordered her to hurt or kill Amerault. 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 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. - 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. Armando Barron, 30, is charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting Jonathan Amerault, 25. 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. After he beat his wife, Armando Barron used her phone to lure Jonathan Amerault to Rindge, according to court records. 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. 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. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph4'); 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 Armando Barron then gave his wife a knife and told her to slit Ameraults wrists. In addition to the murder charge, prosecutors have accused Armando Barron of a slew of crimes, including solicitation of murder, solicitation of first-degree assault and domestic-violence charges that allege he assaulted his wife and told her to harm Amerault. Two people were arrested Friday in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old New Hampshire man. Click here Armando Barron, left, listens to Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard duringhis sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. If they have any interest in finding out the truth wed have an interest in talking to them, Smith said. Photos filed as part of Britany Barrons motion for bail show the wounds she sustained when she said her husband, Armando Barron discovered her relationship with Jonathan Amerault. 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 tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkrijfBarronIndictments-ml-cm-042921,ph02'); And then he just started kicking him and kicking him and kicking him . When Amerault arrived, Britany Barron said her husband assaulted him, put a gun in her hand, and ordered her to shoot Amerault. Britany Barron allegedly told police she refused to shoot Amerault, but did, under threat from her husband, place her foot on Ameraults neck, but did not apply sufficient pressure to kill him. We depend on your support. Im in big trouble, she reportedly said to the conservation officers who found her. By Ryan Spencer THE KEENE SENTINEL. var sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; The couple then drove separate cars four hours north to Errol where they stopped at a general store and Armando Barron bought cleaning supplies, according to court records. 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