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 Compton's 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 andthrow them out his bedroom window after he broke out the glass with a walking stick. According to court documents obtained by WLWT, a cardiologist told police that those actions were "highly improbable" because of Compton's medical condition. Police sought to prove that by collecting electronic data stored in Compton's electronic heart device. They wanted to know Compton's heart rate, pacer demand and cardiac rhythms before, during and after the fire. Police told WLWT on Friday that it was an excellent investigative tool, and the information that was retrieved didn't match Compton's story. "It was one of the key pieces of evidence that allowed us to charge him," Lt. Jimmy Cunningham said. Neighbors said it didn't cross their mind at first that the fire could have been intentionally started. "It's frustrating. I don't know people's situations, but I can't ever imagine ever getting to that point where you're going to burn your house down," Mike Huff said. "This investigation has gone way out of control," Compton said Friday by phone. "I had no motive whatsoever to burn down my house." He called the situation "utterly insane." According to court records, gasoline was found on Compton's shoes, pants and shirt, and fire investigators found multiple points of origin of the fire from outside the house. Middletown police said it was the first time they have used information from a heart device to make an arrest. Compton is scheduled to be arraigned next month.