Judge Allows Pacemaker Data In Arson, Fraud Trial

Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 Fraud Property Technology

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind to use data from a beating heart as evidence, a Butler County judge ruled Tuesday that evidence from a pacemaker used to get a Middletown man indicted for arson can be presented at trial. Ross Compton, 59, was indicted in January on felony charges of aggravated arson and insurance fraud for allegedly starting a fire in September 2016 at his Court Donegal house. The blaze caused nearly $400,000 in damages. Middletown detectives said Compton gave statements that were “inconsistent” with evidence collected at the scene.

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