A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service. Armando Barron, the Jaffrey man who murdered Keene's Jonathan Amerault before forcing his wife to cut off the victim's head, wants his murder condition overturned, partly because he wanted Amerault's pleas for his life moments before he was killed kept from the jury. His defense attorneys have argued that his wife,. '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. Before Armando Barron allegedly murdered Jonathan Amerault, he savagely beat his wife and even put a loaded gun in her mouth, according to court records. tag_id.innerHTML = ''; 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. 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. Im in big trouble, she reportedly said to the conservation officers who found her. Jonathan Amerault was reported missing in Keene on Monday. 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. Armando Barron, left, listens to Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard duringhis sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Both Barrons remain held without bail, though Guerriero is asking that Britany Barron be released to home confinement with electronic monitoring. 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 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.. Armando Barron, 32, stands accused of violently killing Jonathan Amerault in 2020 and making his wife decapitate the victim. 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. And he did not pull the trigger causing Jonathan Ameraults death. var photocredit = photocredit.toUpperCase(); Smith was pushing for an early trial for her client, in September or December of this year. Their conversations, their flirting and those two kisses set in motion unimaginable crimes. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { By InDepthNH Staff if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { (POLICE PHOTO) Jonathan Amerault, 25, of Keene is seen on a hiking trip in the mountains. //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph1'); }, Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. KEENE During the opening arguments at the trial for accused murderer Armando Barron, the defense pointed the finger of blame at his wife, Britany Barron, as the killer, not merely a victim of domestic violence. 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. "I'll say a fetal position bent at the waist, bent at the knees," Duval said. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. 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INVESTIGATORS SAY BARRON LURED THE VICTIM TO A PARK IN RI. Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; If they have any interest in finding out the truth wed have an interest in talking to them, Smith said. Two days later, Fish and Game conservation officers found Britany Barron alone at a campsite in northern Coos County. var sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; '"; 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.. We depend on your support. Only Britany knows why she did those things.. At one point, both Amerault and Britany Barron were alone in a car, and she was armed with a machete. There, at Annett Wayside Park, Armando Barron beat and tortured Amerault, at times trying to force his wife to hurt or kill Amerault, which she refused. //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ''; Man Allegedly Killed 'Kind and Loving' Wife Before Dousing House with Gasoline with Their 2 Kids Inside, A Texas Woman Was Found Dead, Dismembered in 2019. 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. Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action. Arraignment on these indictments will be scheduled in Cheshire County Superior Court. 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.. Town Meeting: Thursday, March 16, 7 p.m. Town Hall. She will also have two three and a half to seven years sentences suspended for 10 years. 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. 1 of 2. Both Britany and Armando Barron remain held without bail. Shesentenced the Jaffrey resident to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkrijfBarronIndictments-ml-cm-042921,ph02'); InDepthNH fulfills the press watchdog role as envisioned by the founders of our democracy. 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. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. 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. Heinous torture and murder, Chase said. 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. Anywhere. 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. Soon after, they found Ameraults abandoned Subaru, which was covered with a tarp and sticks. Armando Barron ordered his wife to drive the Subaru to their Jaffrey home, where they retrieved camping gear. The couple lived in Jaffrey. Armando Barron messaged Amerault using Britany's phone to lure him to the park, she said. Armando Barron has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault in September 2020. 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. Signup today! Already subscribe? He was heading up to the campsite with their 9-year-old daughter, according to police. Accused murderer Armando Barron, with his lawyers Meredith Lugo and Morgan Taggart-Hampton, joins the jury's view of surveillance cameras in downtown Jaffrey on the first day of his trial Tuesday. When he ordered her to shoot him she would not, she told police. 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. 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. You shouldnt believe it because its sensationalized, making her seem like only a victim instead of what she actually is, a murderer.. 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. 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. Now Im not going to get up here and say Armando is innocent of everything because he isnt. A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service. 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. "Not if his head was up against the hatchback, no," Duval said. 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 .