Prosecutors say Britany Barron passed on a chance to save the life of her lover, Jonathan Amerault, moments before her husband shot and killed him.
Britany Barron 31, of Jaffrey, is asking to be released on bail as she and her husband, Armando Barron, 30, are being held on charges related to the murder of Amerault, 25, of Keene.
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