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Data From Man’s Pacemaker
Led To Arson Charges
By Lauren Pack
MIDDLE- TOWN — Investigators used the data from a Middletown man’s pacemak- er to help get an indictment in a fire that caused about $400,000 in damages.
Ross Compton, 59, has been indicted on
felony charges of aggravated arson and insurance fraud for alleged- ly starting the fire on Sept. 19 at his Court Donegal house.
Police said Compton gave statements that were “inconsis- tent” with the evi- dence at the fire.
Compton, who has extensive medical prob- lems, including an artificial heart implant that uses an eternal pump, told police that when he saw the fire, he packed some belongings in a suitcase and bags. He told police that he then broke out the glass of his
bedroom window with a cane and threw the bags and suitcase out- side before taking them to his car.
So police got a search warrant for all electronic data stored in Compton’s car- diac pacing device, according to court records obtained by this news outlet.
The data taken from Compton’s pacemaker included his heart rate, pacer demand and car- diac rhythms prior to, during and after the fire.
A cardiologist who reviewed that data deter- mined “it is highly
improbable Mr. Compton would have been able to collect, pack and remove the number of items from the house, exit his bedroom window and carry numerous large and heavy items to the front of his residence during the short period of time he has indicated due to his medical con- ditions,” the court documents state.
The fire caused about $400,000 in damages to the structure and contents of the 2,000-square-foot home on Court Donegal, accord- ing to Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Spaulding.
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