Ohio man’s pacemaker data may betray him in arson, insurance fraud case. Cops use pacemaker data to charge man with arson, insurance fraud. If you are dependent upon an embedded medical device, should the device that helps keep you alive also be allowed to incriminate you in a crime?
After all, the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects a person from being forced to incriminate themselves. Nonetheless, that’s what happened after a house fire in Middletown, Ohio. WCPO Cincinnati caught video of the actual fire, as well delivered news that the owner’s cat died in the fire. Man's pacemaker data leads to arson and insurance fraud charges.