Stephen Posniak, 64, the former ANC commissioner accused of leaving a campfire and causing the Ham Lake fire in Minnesota, apparently killed himself in his backyard around 5:30 p.m. yesterday. He lived on Windom Place in American University Park with his wife. They have one daughter. He retired at age 62 from the federal government, [...]

Steven Posniak of Tenleytown, the former ANC Commissioner accused of setting the huge Ham Lake forest fire in Minnesota, testified at a hearing that he was questioned during the fire and has known he was a suspect since May 8, 2007. He was not indicted until October of this year. The fire burned more than [...]