A Middletown man was indicted on charges of arson and insurance fraud. Police said data they were able to retrieve from his electronic heart monitor was one of the key pieces of evidence that led to them charging Ross Compton. A fire last September destroyed Comptons house on Court Donegal in Middletown. In his 911 call, he told a dispatcher, "I grabbed a bunch of stuff, threw it out the window." Compton also told the dispatcher that he had an artificial heart. Middletown police said Compton told them that he was able to pack his suitcases and throw them out his bedroom window after he broke out the glass with a walking stick.
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