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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A man charged with arson based partly on data collected from his pacemaker pleaded not guilty Tuesday to setting his Ohio home on fire. Authorities have said gasoline was found on Ross Compton’s clothing and that the fire started...

When we talk about pacemakers here at Techdirt, the focus is usually on how the devices have paper-mache grade security, allowing anybody to assassinate the cardiac-challenged with relative ease. In fact we've reached the point where the FTC had to recently...

Now there’s a headline I never expected to see! It’s from an article posted at NetworkWorld. Here are the details: 59-year-old homeowner Ross Compton was arrested and charged with felony aggravated arson and insurance fraud. The cause of the fire was...

Pacemaker data reportedly led to arson and fraud charges for an Ohio man accused of torching his home for the insurance money. Ross Compton of Middletown, Ohio, faces felony counts of aggravated arson and insurance fraud for the Sept. 19 fire at his...

JustAnotherOldGuy writes from a report via Network World: If you're dependent upon an embedded medical device, the device that helps keep you alive may also be used to incriminate you in a crime. Ross Compton, a 59-year-old homeowner in Ohio called ...