KEENE — “Do you know what the name of this gun is? It’s called the Judge. Ironic, huh?” Armando Barron said to Jonathan Amerault while pointing his .45 caliber revolver at him.
The final bloody moments of Amerault’s life were detailed Wednesday as Britany Barron took the stand to testify against her husband, Armando, who is on trial for first-degree murder.
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