Daniel Ezra Gottesman
Daniel Gottesman, 28, of Upper Montclair, New Jersey, died on September 3, 2021, while held at Northampton County Prison in Pennsylvania. The prison reported his death as an accident. A federal lawsuit filed in 2023 says he overdosed on fentanyl and xylazine in his cell. The lawsuit says the prison failed to prevent his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The prison reported the death to the state as an accident, while a federal lawsuit says he overdosed on fentanyl and xylazine and that the prison failed to prevent it.
Reported by: Northampton County Prison (the agency that held him); federal lawsuit.
Lawsuit: A federal lawsuit filed in 2023 alleges he died of an overdose of fentanyl and xylazine at Northampton County Prison and blames the prison for failing to prevent it.