Ex-AP bureau chief kills himself after charges

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October 21, 2009 4:46 PM

The Associated Press
   FOREST HILL, Md. — A retired Associated Press bureau chief has killed himself after being charged with molesting two boys over a five-year period.
   John Edward Woodfield Sr., 80, was found dead in his home on Saturday from a single gunshot, according to Lt. Jim Eyler of the Harford County Sheriff's Office. The medical examiner's office ruled the death a suicide.
   Woodfield, who retired in 1991 as bureau chief in Baltimore, had been charged the day before with sexual abuse of a minor and other charges.
   Woodfield worked for the AP for more than 30 years, the entire time in Maryland. He was the bureau chief in Baltimore for 19 years.
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