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. Police: Missing man shot, beheaded by Jaffrey couple YEAR IN REVIEW 2021: Jaffrey couple charged in murder InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/2021/02/03/plea-deals-to-be-offered-in-decapitation-murder/). Armando Barron Arrested and Charged with Capital Murder; Britany Barron Victim's Mother: 'Britany Barron Stole My Purpose for Living' All calls are toll-free and confidential. Mr. Barron continues to be held without bail. Arraignment on these indictments will be scheduled in Cheshire County Superior Court. While loading the camping gear into the car, (Britany Barron) heard Jonathan moaning in the back of his car. 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. InDepthNH.org is published by the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism. Details of the. "Not if his head was up against the hatchback, no," Duval said. Follow him on Twitter @RooneyReports. Throughout the assaults, the attempted strangulation, and the cutting of his wrists, Jonathan never lost consciousness, Senior Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Agati wrote in one previously filed motion. 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. 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. Our investigative reporting prompts civil discourse that spurs citizens to action. Police used cell phone data to help find her at a campsite in the woods in Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant. Im not going to kill him with that blow, and were both going to die in this car, according to court records. Armando Barron is also accused of assaulting his wife prior to the murder, as well as afterward. Police: Jaffrey Man Killed Wife's Lover, Ordered Her To Behead Him //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph1'); 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. 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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. 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. Plea Deals To Be Offered To Husband and Wife in Decapitation Murder Rest in peace, Jonathan, she said. 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. NH Woman Accused Of Beheading Lover At Behest Of Husband Armando Barron allegedly killed Amerault . A storm is coming, which brings up the seasonal question: Windshield wipers up or down? Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. 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.. "That would not be possible.". Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications 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. Court records described a grisly crime that might have been sparked by an affair. His headless body was discovered at a remote campsite in Coos County . //var LBtag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkLBrijfBarronIndictments-ml-cm-042921,ph01'); var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkrijfBarronIndictments-ml-cm-042921,ph02'); //LBtag_id.innerHTML = ' Buy this Image'; Then He Allegedly Stabbed Her to Death, Mo. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. 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. But Armando did not solicit Britany Barron to kill or assault Jonathan Amerault. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; 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. 1 of 2. 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. Armando Barron put Jonathan Amerault in the trunk of Amerault's Subaru, and shot him three times, according to court records. 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. Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. On the night of Sept. 19, Armando assaulted his wife Britany and he assaulted Jonathan Amerault as well. 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Two people were arrested Friday in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old New Hampshire man. Armando Barron, 30, of Jaffrey, was arraigned at the Cheshire Superior Court on Friday afternoon, via teleconference. Near her was a large object covered by a tarp and covered with sticks and branches. She also confessed to helping to dispose of the body out of fear after Armando Barron assaulted her and Amerault and then shot Amerault to death, she told police. Armando and Britany Barron of Jaffrey have been indicted by a multi-county Grand Jury on crimes related to the murder of Jonathan Amerault. [Jonathan] fell. Enraged, Armando allegedly beat her, stuck a gun in her mouth and strangled her on their bed, causing her to pass out, the arrest warrant affidavit states. Defense in Armando Barron murder trial alleges wife fired fatal shot They're all going to be bleeding and cause varying levels of incapacitation. High 43F. Armando Barron has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault in September 2020. 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. It takes money to keep independent New Hampshire news flowing. We depend on your support. 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. Armando Barron, 32, stands accused of violently killing Jonathan Amerault in 2020 and making his wife decapitate the victim. 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. 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. }, Armando Barron enters Cheshire County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. benjamin.agati@doj.nh.gov | 603-419-0124 The couple drove up to an Errol campground in two cars, with Britany Barron driving Ameraults Subaru up to the woods. if (photocredit.indexOf(sellablestring) > -1) { 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. Barron's trial continues Tuesday, when prosecutors are expected to call more law-enforcement officials to testify. 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. We reveal wrongdoing, corruption and influence-peddling while giving voice to the disenfranchised. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph2'); Ameraults mother called police when he failed to show up for work two days later. kate.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov | 603-573-6103 0. Telephone: 603-271-3658. 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. Amerault was an engineer at Teleflex in Jaffrey, a biomedical company, where he worked with Britany Barron. var currentLocation = window.location; Shesentenced the Jaffrey resident to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 45 years, for assaulting and murdering Keene resident Jonathan Amerault. They certainly require Britanys testimony if they proceed against our client, Smith said. Sign up forPEOPLEs free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Low 29F. The final pretrial preparation and arraignment on the charges is scheduled for April 22. As Britany Barron was seeking to get out of her marriage to the controlling Armando Barron, she started pursuing a texting relationship with Jonathan, according to court records. By InDepthNH Staff 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. Jaffrey murder: Woman forced to cut off lover's head 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. "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. Jaffrey woman sentenced for falsifying evidence in Keene man's slaying An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Woman who was allegedly forced by husband to behead her co-worker Click here Armando Barron, left, listens to Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard duringhis sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Armando Barron messaged Amerault using Britany's phone to lure him to the park, she said. 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. 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 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. 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. var currentLocation = window.location; They then drove further into the woods, damaging Ameraults car in the process. The first day of the trial began with preliminary opening arguments in the morning. Accused killer: Wife lying about lover's murder, beheading. When the trial resumed in the courtroom in the afternoon, both sides presented their opening arguments with the defense admitting Armando Barron is guilty of some of the charges such as domestic violence and assaulting both Britany Barron and Amerault striking her more than once, breaking her nose, and kicking Amerault in the head. You shouldnt believe it because its sensationalized, making her seem like only a victim instead of what she actually is, a murderer.. 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. 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. At the park, Armando allegedly beat Amerault and then demanded that his wife shoot him, Britany told police, according to the affidavit. We depend on your support. Defense in Armando Barron murder trial claims wife fired fatal shot He had put it in her backpack as they got ready to drive north. 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. 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. 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. Woman Allegedly Forced To Behead Coworker Takes Stand. She later pleaded guilty to three charges of falsifying physical evidence, one involving sawing Ameraults head from the corpse. 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. tag_id.innerHTML = ' Buy this Image'; If they have any interest in finding out the truth wed have an interest in talking to them, Smith said. 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. 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. She admitted, Im in big trouble, and the officers found a headless body underneath a tarp. 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. Couple charged in death of missing New Hampshire man, IN NUBIAN SQUARE AT 6:00 P.M. ERIKA: THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ANNOUNCED TWO ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF A 25-YEAR-OLD MAN. Court docs: Affair led to murder of 25-year-old NH man var photocredit = "'RYAN SPENCER/KEENE SENTINEL' 'Armando Barron, left, listens to Cheshire County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Leonard duringhis sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. She's charged with falsifying physical evidence, in part, for allegedly sawing Amerault's head off from his body and hiding it. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. Prosecutors plan to drop capital murder charge against Jaffrey man Later that night, Armando allegedly used his wifes phone to text Amerault and lure him to Annette Wayside Park in the town of Rindge. Your light remains with us.. You have permission to edit this article. Brittany then alleged that Armando fatally shot Amerault three times in Amerault's car. 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. 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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. 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. "I'll say a fetal position bent at the waist, bent at the knees," Duval said. var currentheadline = document.getElementById("headline").innerText; Before the relationship could go anywhere, Armando Barron found the texts and made murderous choices, according to court records. Support the Union Leader Correspondent. var tag_id = document.getElementById('buylinkjfBarronsentencing-ml-053122,ph3'); Britany and Britany alone stood on Jonathan Ameraults neck, slashed his wrists and ultimately shot him multiple times resulting in his death. 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. 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. 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. 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. She also found fingerprints belonging to Britany Barron on a can of spray paint that had been entered into evidence, Martinez said.