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Arrests Made in Connection with Murder in Coos County

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.

On September 24, 2020, an autopsy was conducted by New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval.  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.

Armando Barron, age 30, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, was arrested on Friday, September 25, 2020, and charged with capital murder for knowingly causing the death of Jonathan Amerault by shooting him while engaged in the commission of a kidnapping.  Investigators have determined that Armando Barron lured Jonathan Amerault to Annette Wayside Park in Rindge, New Hampshire in the overnight hours between Saturday, September 19, 2020, and Sunday, September 20, 2020.  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.

In addition, Britany Barron, age 31, of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, was arrested on Thursday, September 24, 2020, and charged, with three counts of falsifying physical evidence in conjunction with Jonathan Amerault’s murder for altering, destroying, concealing, or removing items of physical evidence when she believed an investigation was pending or about to be instituted with a purpose to impair their verity or availability.  Britany Barron is Armando Barron’s spouse.

The charges and allegations set forth in the complaints are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Source: NH State Police Press Release

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Suspicious Death Investigation in Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant in Coos County

Concord, NH — New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan A. Noyes announce that officials are investigating a suspicious death. The deceased was discovered late yesterday afternoon in the unincorporated area of Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant in Coos County, New Hampshire.

At this time, it is believed that the deceased is Jonathan Amerault (age 25) of Keene, New Hampshire.  Mr. Amerault was reported missing on September 21, 2020.

An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow, September 24, 2020.

Based on the information currently known to investigators, there does not appear to be any danger to the public at this time.

The investigation is ongoing and additional information will be released as it becomes available, while protecting the integrity of the investigation.

Anyone with any information regarding the whereabouts of Mr. Amerault since Saturday, September 19, 2020, is encouraged to contact New Hampshire State Police at 603-MCU-TIPS (603-628-8477).

Source: NH Attorney General Press Release

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1 Officer Indicted in Breonna Taylor case; Not for her Death

People gather in Jefferson Square awaiting word on charges against police officers, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.  (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a fired Kentucky police officer on criminal charges in the Breonna Taylor case — but not for her death. Brett Hankison was charged Wednesday with three counts of wanton endangerment for firing into the apartments of Taylor’s neighbors. Taylor was shot multiple times by officers who burst into her home on March 13 during a narcotics investigation.

Click here for the full report.

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Court, COVID, Race are topics for first Trump-Biden Debate on September 29th

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will face off on the Supreme Court, the coronavirus pandemic and race and violence in the nation’s cities next week when they meet for their first presidential debate.

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates on Tuesday announced the six topics for the first face-to-face event scheduled for Sept. 29 in Cleveland. The topics were selected by the debate’s moderator, Fox News’ Chris Wallace, and will each be the subject of 15-minute “blocks” in the debate.

The topics are: “The Trump and Biden Records,” “The Supreme Court,” ”Covid-19,” “The Economy,” “Race and Violence in our Cities,” and “The Integrity of the Election.”

For the full article click here.

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New Hampshire Primary Election Day Polling Locations & Times

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY, SEPT. 8. HERE ARE ARE POLLING TIMES AND LOCATIONS FOR THE ELECTION:

Albany: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at town hall.

Bartlett: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at the fire station.

Brookfield: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. in town hall.

Chatham: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at town hall.

Conway: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at the town garage in Center Conway. (Hale’s Location also votes here.)

Eaton: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at town hall.

Effingham: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at Effingham Elementary School.

Freedom: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at Freedom Elementary School.

Hart’s Location: 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Notchland Inn, then from 5 to 7 p.m. at the town hall.

Jackson: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Whitney Center.

Madison: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at Madison Elementary School in the Noyes Gymnasium.

Moultonborough: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Moultonborough Life Safety Building.

Ossipee: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at town hall.

Sandwich: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Sandwich Town Hall.

Tamworth: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at the K.A. Brett School

Tuftonboro: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Tuftonboro Central School.

Wakefield: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Town Hall Opera House.

Wolfeboro: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. in the Great Hall on the second floor.

Residents can register to vote at the polls with a valid proof of residency.

(Courtesy of the Conway Daily Sun)

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Adult Operator Seriously Injured in ATV Rollover in Jericho Mountain State Park

Berlin – On Thursday afternoon at approximately 3:45 p.m., law enforcement personnel from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the Berlin Police Department responded to a report of two separate All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) rollover crashes on Jericho Lake Road in Jericho Mountain State Park. Upon notification of the incident, members of the Berlin Fire Department as well as EMS personnel from Berlin Ambulance responded to the scene.

Once on scene, law enforcement personnel confirmed that two riders, each operating a separate ATV, were involved in rollover crashes in the same area within seconds of one another.  The adult operator was identified as Francisco Giron, a 30 year-old male, from Pawtucket, Rhode Island.  The second operator was a 14 year-old female youth operator.  Based on information gathered at the scene, it appears that both operators lost control of their ATV’s while traveling east and heading downhill on a paved portion of roadway. Upon losing control, both operators applied breaks, over corrected and subsequently rolled over.  The roadway was dry, clear of debris and had recently been paved. Weather conditions were clear. As a result, Giron sustained serious life threatening injuries.  The youth operator only sustained minor injuries.  Both operators were a part of the same group and were riding with other members of their family, who were operating separate OHRV’s when the incident occurred.

Both operators were treated on-scene for their injuries and were transported by Berlin Ambulance to Androscoggin Valley Hospital (AVH) for further evaluation and treatment.  Operator inexperience combined with unreasonable speed are considered to be the primary contributing factors.  Alcohol and drugs do not appear to be factors in the collision.

No further information available at this time.