Dr. Duval determined that the cause of Jonathan Amerault's death as, gunshot wound to the head, and that the manner of death is homicide. Jonathan Amerault was reported missing in Keene on Monday. She's charged with falsifying physical evidence, in part, for allegedly sawing Amerault's head off from his body and hiding it. 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. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; Concord, NH New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan A. Noyes announce that arrests were made on Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25, 2020, in connection with the murder of Jonathan Amerault, age 25, whose body was discovered in Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant in Coos County, New Hampshire on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Armando Barron, 30, is charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting Jonathan Amerault, 25. The motion to exclude the phone calls is the only one publicly available. 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. var photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. 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. Shes charged with falsifying physical evidence, in part, for allegedly sawing Ameraults head off from his body and hiding it. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL Photographs submitted by the lawyer of Britany Barron, 31, of Jaffrey, show the injuries she endured during alleged assaults by her husband Armando Barron. Scott Chase, Assistant Attorney General. 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. 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. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; Before the relationship could go anywhere, Armando Barron found the texts and made murderous choices, according to court records. 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. '"; At one point, both Amerault and Britany Barron were alone in a car, and she was armed with a machete. We depend on your support. Armando Barron has been charged with capital murder. Britany and Britany alone stood on Jonathan Ameraults neck, slashed his wrists and ultimately shot him multiple times resulting in his death. 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. 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. Saatva Mattress Review: Our Pick for the Best Overall Bed of 2023, We Found 12 Cute Planters and Flower Pots That Cost Less Than $25, Here's Where to Watch and Stream Marvel's 'Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Online. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { 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. INVESTIGATORS SAY BARRON LURED THE VICTIM TO A PARK IN RI. The sentence Leonard imposed was in line with what Senior Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati, who prosecuted the case, had recommended. 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. var photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Armando Barron, left, listens to Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard duringhis sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { These articles are being shared by partners in The Granite State News Collaborative. Lugo wrote that she was recently informed that the state has been translating Armando Barrons conversations from Spanish to English, and that the state plans to use an undisclosed number of the conversations as evidence in the case. 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. 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. Like, he was awake for everything.. Armando Barron, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, was arrested early Friday and faces a capital murder charge. We won't share it with anyone else. She admitted, Im in big trouble, and the officers found a headless body underneath a tarp. Shesentenced the Jaffrey resident to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault. 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. var sellablestring = "MONITOR STAFF"; Police arrested and charged Armando Barron Friday, September 25 with capital murder for . 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. Then she said Armando forced Amerault into the back of his own vehicle and shot him three times. 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. His defense attorneys have argued that his wife, Britany, actually killed Amerault. 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. View the profiles of people named Armando Barron. 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. New Hampshire Department of Justice33 Capitol Street | Concord, NH | 03301 Therriault said she could not determine the origin of the third bullet because it had fragmented in Amerault's body. 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. Mr. Barron was indicted for the following offenses against Jonathan Amerault: Mr. Barron was also indicted for the following offenses against a member of his household, B.B. 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. 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. var sellablestring = "MONITOR STAFF"; The couple drove up to an Errol campground in two cars, with Britany Barron driving Ameraults Subaru up to the woods. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. InDepthNH protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people. '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. Rachel Martinez, a criminalist with the State Police's forensic lab who specializes in fingerprint analysis, said that in her examination of the evidence, she found a palm print and fingerprints matching Armando Barron's left hand on the rear spoiler of Amerault's vehicle. The abject cruelty, the pain and suffering and all that you inflicted on Jonathan that night is unfathomable.. Support the By Susan Dromey Heeter, Joyful MusingsEvery year, Kat Murphy organizes the Prominence Boutique in Newmarket, New Hampshires Community Church. 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. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; Anywhere. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; Brittany then alleged that Armando fatally shot Amerault three times in Amerault's car. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. 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. 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 . That was her warning (that) he was in control, not her.. Her name is Britany Barron. var sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; By Susan Dromey Heeter, Joyful MusingsEvery year, Kat Murphy organizes the Prominence Boutique in Newmarket, New Hampshires Community Church. Arraignment for Britany Barron will be scheduled in Coos County Superior Court. Armando Barron, 30, of Jaffrey, was arrested Friday and charged with capital murder for causing Amerault's death by shooting him during a kidnapping, according to the Attorney General's news release. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; Then He Allegedly Stabbed Her to Death, Mo. Now, both Armando Barron, 30, and Britany Barron, 31, are facing charges for their respective roles in Amerault's killing. Armando Barron, 32, is charged with first-degree murder, which carries a maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole. But there are some who bring a light so great to those around them that even after they have gone, the light remains.. His wife, Britany Barron, 32, pleaded guilty last year to charges of destroying evidence for her role in the murder of Jonathan Amerault. Low 29F. 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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. 22, Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan A. Noyes announced in a release. He was heading up to the campsite with their 9-year-old daughter, according to police. Benjamin J. Agati, Senior Assistant Attorney General 0. 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. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL Shesentenced the Jaffrey resident to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault. JONATHAN AMERAULT WAS REPORTED MISSING OUT OF KEENE ON MONDAY. They certainly require Britanys testimony if they proceed against our client, Smith said. Heinous torture and murder, Chase said. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. Armando Barron next ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; On Friday, both Armando and Britany pleaded not guilty to the charges they each face. Armando Barron then shot Amerault three times, killing him, according to Slopers affidavit. Benjamin J. Agati, Senior Assistant Attorney General 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. Concord Monitor. For Immediate Release And then the third one appears to be a close-range wound.". Armando Barron was stopped and arrested in Coos County. But Armando did not solicit Britany Barron to kill or assault Jonathan Amerault. "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. 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. He also was ordered to pay about $13,000 in restitution to Ameraults family. Agati said once discovery reports in the case are complete, he also plans to make an offer to Armando Barron, and Ruoff gave him a 90-day window to make the offer. '"; "He has deep cuts, he has several lacerations on his scalp, and these other gunshot wounds, [on] the legs and the arm," Duval said. benjamin.agati@doj.nh.gov | (603) 419-0124 Sixty-two percent of Granite Staters believe that it is a bad time to buy a house in New Hampshire,according to a new surveyfrom the University Patrick French set out on his first solo trip backpacking the entirety of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine in 2015 with minimal hiking BOSTON RJ Phipps was hiking up Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington over the weekend with his wife when he took out his camera to shoot a As more snow and ice comes our way in what is proving to be a belated winter, it is time to consider a thorny seasonal question: When a winter Support the 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. var currentLocation = window.location; var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); The night of Sept. 19, 2020, she said, Armando Barron found Snapchat messages between her and Amerault. Monadnock Ledger-Transcript. Taking the stand for several hours during the trial, Britany Barron, 33, described a horrific chain of events that led up to Ameraults murder. By Ryan Spencer THE KEENE SENTINEL. Your light remains with us.. Rest in peace, Jonathan, she said. Arraignment for Armando Barron will be scheduled in the Cheshire County Superior Court. Prior to Duval's testimony Monday, a pair of officials with N.H. State Police took the witness stand to detail their roles in the investigation. }, Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Signup today! Barron's trial continues Tuesday, when prosecutors are expected to call more law-enforcement officials to testify. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to 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. 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, 30, is charged with capital murder for allegedly kidnapping and shooting Jonathan Amerault, 25,. 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. By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; 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. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { 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. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; 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. Telephone: 603-271-3658. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); 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. His headless body was discovered at a remote campsite in Coos County . 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 . 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. 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. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Britany Barron is Armando Barron's spouse. 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. For more information visit collaborativenh.org. First-degree murder carries a maximum punishment of life in prison without the possibility of parole. But Britany "would not place her finger on the trigger, it says. 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. 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. Smith was pushing for an early trial for her client, in September or December of this year. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. That's one. 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. On September 24, 2020, an autopsy was conducted by New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval. 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. kate.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov | 603-573-6103 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. 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. 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. By InDepthNH Staff InDepthNH protects independent journalism that holds government accountable to the people. NH News NH News 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. May 31, 2022. 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. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph2'); Join Facebook to connect with Armando Barron and others you may know. 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. Court records described a grisly crime that might have been sparked by an affair. 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. Im in big trouble, Britany Barron reportedly told the officers when they found her. Britany Barron was indicted on three counts of falsifying physical evidence for allegedly knowingly separating Ameraults head from his body to make his remains more difficult to identify, wrapping Ameraults body in a tarp and dragging it to a remote area and cleaning part of Ameraults Subaru Impreza, which had been used to transport his body to a campsite in northern New Hampshire, all with the purpose to impair it verity or availability in the proceeding or investigation.. 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. Armando Barron ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. When Amerault arrived, Britany Barron said her husband assaulted him, put a gun in her hand, and ordered her to shoot Amerault. Her attorney, Richard Guerriero has said she acted out of fear for her life and safety. Accused killer: Wife lying about lover's murder, beheading. The defendant was a good father, she loved him but she wasnt in love with him anymore, Chase said. 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. Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications var sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; 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. She will also have two three and a half to seven years sentences suspended for 10 years. You have permission to edit this article.