A New Hampshire man allegedly kills his wife's lover, then asked her to behead him. Authorities said that he found out that his wife was having an affair with her coworker, so he was enraged.
Arrested and charged
Police arrested and charged Armando Barron on Friday about the death of Jonathan Amerault. New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan A. Noyes and Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald said in a press release about the killing.
On September 22, they found the body of the 25-year-old Keene man in the New Hampshire woods. The press release stated that Armando got charged with capital murder. Allegedly, he "knowingly" shot Amerault and causing him to die while engaging in the commission of a kidnapping.
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The criminal complaint stated that Armando is charged with strangling and threatening for using a deadly weapon to place his wife, Britany Barron, "in fear of imminent bodily injury." He also allegedly stuck a gun in his wife's mouth.
Learned through her phone
On Thursday, the release stated that Britany was arrested. She was charged with three counts of giving false physical evidence about Amerault's killing. On the night of September 19, the grisly killing allegedly happened after Armando went through his wife's phone.
He found out that Britany was having a relationship with Amerault. According to an arrest warrant gathered by PEOPLE, the 31-year-old wife told the police that they both worked at a medical supply company in Jaffrey named Teleflex Medical OEM.
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Allegedly, Armando beat her, stuck a gun in her mouth, and then strangled her onto their bed. The arrest warrant affidavit stated that it had caused Britany to pass out. Later that night, the suspect allegedly texted Amerault using his wife's phone to lure him to Annette Wayside Park in the Rindge town.
According to the affidavit, Britany told the police that Armando allegedly beat Amerault at the park. Then, she said that he demanded her to shoot Amerault. But she did not want to "place her finger on the trigger."
Britany allegedly said that her husband fatally shot Amerault in his car three times. The warrant stated that after both drove separately to a campsite near Errol, Armando allegedly said that he would forgive Britanny once the sun is up the next day.
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Beheaded so no evidence could be found
But he ordered her to behead her lover so no one could identify him through dental records, and allegedly, Brittany complied, based on the warrant. He also asked her to bury Amerault when Armando learned that authorities were looking for them.
Brittany said that she was in "big trouble" when the police arrested her. The police found Amerault's body and head in separate places.
Both Britany and Armando pleaded not guilty on Friday. Both are being held without bond and their attorneys did not respond to PEOPLE's comment requests. Richard Guerriero, Brittany's attorney, said that she was "under duress" based on the "New Hampshire Union Leader."
