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Man Arrested in Murder-for-Hire Scheme

KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man from the State College area is accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill a former prosecutor. Officials say Dana Smith, 56...

KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A man from the State College area is accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill a former prosecutor.

Officials say Dana Smith, 56, was working with a former cellmate at SCI-Dallas to kill Centre County attorney Yvette Wilson.

Court papers indicate Smith hired someone to kill former Centre County assistant district attorney Yvette Wilson.

Investigators say Smith wanted the prosecutor killed because she successfully got Smith's son locked up on child sex charges in 2010.

Smith was also prosecuted and did time for interfering with the investigation.

While locked up, Smith met William Matthews, who police say is the inmate Smith worked with to set up the murder. Matthews is currently being held at SCI Dallas.

Smith is facing felony charges of criminal solicitation and criminal conspiracy and could face 20 years in prison.

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