Franklin man found guilty in fatal Hooksett stabbing

Staff reports 11:32 a.m.

October 18, 2023

Dillion Sleeper (Hooksett Police)

CONCORD - A Franklin man was found guilty on Tuesday in the death of a Hooksett man in 2022.

Dillion Sleeper, 27, was convicted by a jury of second degree murder for the stabbing death of Jason Wirtz, 45, in Hooksett on July 24, 2022.

The verdict was returned by the jury after an approximately two-week trial.

Sleeper will be sentenced on Dec. 18 at the Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord. The defendant will be held without bail pending sentencing.

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