Federal inmate faces life sentence for Otisville prison murder
Daniel Smith was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday
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Aug 18, 2025, 9:27 AM
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Updated 11 hr ago
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2ds agoA federal inmate is facing a life sentence for killing a fellow prisoner in Otisville, according to prosecutors.
Authorities say 65-year-old Daniel Smith killed Patrick Deck, 61, at the federal facility in 2021.
At the time of the incident, he had been incarcerated for a prior assault.
He was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday and is set to be sentenced in December.
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