Man’s pacemaker may ultimately land him in jail in for arson and insurance fraud

‘In what was considered a first of its kind, a Butler County, Ohio judge this month ruled that data from a pacemaker could be presented in a trial against Ross Compton who was indicted in January on grounds of arson. Compton, 59, was charged of aggravated arson and insurance fraud for purportedly starting a fire at his Court Donegal home in September of last year. The fire incurred nearly $400,000 in damages.
According to reports, Compton told the authorities that he was asleep when the fire started. When he woke up, Compton allegedly packed some belongings in a suitcase and bags, then proceeded to use a cane to break the glass window in his bedroom. He then purportedly threw the bags and suitcase outside before taking them to his car. The court records noted that the police then obtained a search warrant for all of the electronic data stored in Compton’s pacemaker.’
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