Home fire victim identified

The man found dead in the Tuesday home fire near Seneca was a 27-year old who was known to have stayed at the Lonsdale Street location in the Utica Community.  He was Seth Jacob Gaunt.  According to Coroner Karl Addis, Gaunt was identified by his general appearance, tattoos, along with a fingerprint comparison to a known print on file with the Sheriff’s Office.  The coroner’s office also obtained a post-mortem fingerprint.  The autopsy Wednesday showed Gaunt’s died of smoke and soot inhalation and thermal injuries.  Addis calls Gaunt death an accident.