KEENE — The Jaffrey couple charged in the September 2020 murder and decapitation of a Keene man will be offered plea deals by prosecutors.
Carrie Smith, one of Armando Barron’s defense attorneys, said during a dispositional conference held in the Cheshire Superior Court in Keene Wednesday that she’s willing to listen to offers from the state.
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