An Ohio man is facing arson and fraud charges, after police used data from his pacemaker to gather evidence against him.
Suspect Ross Compton, 59, is accused of setting his Middletown house in southwestern Ohio on fire last September, causing some $400,000 in damages.
Compton has serious medical problems, including an artificial heart implant, and police said the information Compton gave about the fire was “inconsistent” with the facts at the scene, the Journal-News reported.
Investigators obtained a warrant to search the electronic data, including heart rhythms and rate, on Compton’s pacemaker…
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