Guilty Of 46 Felonies, Including Rape, Assault, Manchester Man Heading To Prison

Manchester, NH — Justin “Jay” Sales, a 22-year-old Manchester man, has been found guilty of 46 felonies by jurors in a trial held in Hillsborough County Superior Court.

Sales faced 52 felonies in the trial that lasted for more than a week, while prosecutors presented evidence of rape and brutal assault. The assault took place in a Wilson Street apartment where his girlfriend was brutally assaulted.

Evidence presented included graphic pictures depicting several bite marks on the victim and blood on the floor from wounds he caused. At one point in the trial, the victim took the stand and described what Sales did and said during the attacks.

Charges Sales was convicted of included rape, assault, and witness tampering. Some of the witness tampering charges were a result of recorded calls made to the victim from jail.

According to the Union Leader, Sales recently had charges dropped in a Virginia Murder that occurred two years ago. In the Virginia case, Sales was accused of murdering a 92-year-old woman and shooting her daughter.

Sales will remain in the Hillsborough County House of Corrections while awaiting sentencing on the 46 charges he was convicted of. Sentencing could send Sales to prison for decades, but Hillsborough County Superior Court Judge Diane Nicolosi will determine that.