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CONCORD - The state Attorney General's Office announced on Tuesday that 30-year-old Armando Barron of Jaffrey, has been indicted in connection with the decapitation murder of Jonathan Amerault, 25, of Keene, during the overnight hours between Sept. 19-20 in Rindge.

Barron was indicted on one count of capital murder for knowingly causing the death of Jonathan Amerault while engaged in the commission of, or while attempting to commit the offense of kidnapping, by shooting him while he was confined; an alternative count of first degree murder for purposely causing Jonathan's death by shooting him; two counts of criminal solicitation of murder "for knowingly commanding, soliciting, or requesting his wife, Britany Barron to purposely cause Jonathan's death: (1) by shooting him with a firearm, and; (2) by applying force to Jonathan's neck"; one count of kidnapping for knowingly confining Jonathan under his control with a purpose to terrorize him and/or to commit an offense against him; and two counts of criminal solicitation of first degree assault for knowingly commanding, soliciting, or requesting Britany Barron to: (1) purposely cause serious bodily injury to Amirault by applying force to his neck, and; (2) knowingly cause bodily injury to Amirault by cutting him with a deadly weapon, a knife; and one count of second degree assault for recklessly causing bodily injury to Amerault with extreme indifference to the value of human life by kicking him in the head.

Armando Barron was also indicted for the following offenses against his wife, Britany, 31, on the evening of Sept. 19:

Once count of domestic violence 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 her 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;

Once count of reckless conduct - Domestic Violence - for recklessly engaging in conduct that placed a family member, in danger of serious bodily injury, by placing a firearm inside of her mouth;

Second Degree Assault - two counts - for: (1) recklessly causing serious bodily injury to Britany, 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.

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 her by striking her in the head while inside their residence, and later while inside a motor vehicle.

Meanwhile, Britany Barron, 31, was indicted on three counts of falsifying physical evidence in that, while believing an official proceeding or investigation was pending or about to be instituted, she altered, destroyed, concealed, or removed any thing with a purpose to impair its verity or availability in such proceeding or investigation; specifically for: (1) knowingly separating Jonathan Amerault's head from his body; (2) knowingly wrapping Amerault's body in a tarp and dragging it into a remote area, and; (3) knowingly cleaning part of Amerault's Subaru Impreza; all with a purpose to impair its verity or availability in the proceeding or investigation.

In addition, two complaints were filed by the Office of the Attorney General charging her for the misdemeanor offenses of abuse of a corpse for knowingly removing, concealing or destroying a corpse or any part thereof, for removing Amerault's head from his body and for concealing his body by wrapping it in a tarp and dragging it into a remote area.

Both of them continue to be held without bail. Arraignment on these indictments will be scheduled in Cheshire County Superior Court.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt, rather that enough evidence has been presented to warrant a trial.

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