AR - Aaron Spencer, 36, a man was stalking his 14 yo dau, killed him, faces 1st degree murder charge, Lonoke County, 8 Oct 2024

[Dre]

Yeah… I don’t like that, it's an audacious thing to do fresh after murder charges.. I think what he did is understandable and perhaps worthy of nullification, but from that to sheriff is a leap.

 

[sunspun]

Yeah… I don’t like that, it's an audacious thing to do fresh after murder charges.. I think what he did is understandable and perhaps worthy of nullification, but from that to sheriff is a leap.

Seems to me he's trying to make a statement against what I assume he perceives to be bad or unfair policing actions in regard to his murder charge in this case. jmo.

 

[Knox]

His trial is scheduled to start January 26, about six weeks before he’d face a March 3 primary in his campaign for Lonoke County sheriff. Spencer is running as a Republican.

And in an ironic twist, he’ll face off against the incumbent sheriff who oversaw his arrest.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/us/aaron-spencer-sheriff-arkansas-cec

 

[Knox]

Yeah… I don’t like that, it's an audacious thing to do fresh after murder charges.. I think what he did is understandable and perhaps worthy of nullification, but from that to sheriff is a leap.

Sounds like the community might be in favor of voting for him according to the CNN story I linked.

 

[tara83]

While I understand his actions we don't need a guy with anger issues and vigilante justice on the police force. JMO

 

[Izzylizzy]

 

[Izzylizzy]

Peter 3 months ago.

'Is Aaron Spencer The Prototype For Jury Nullification? Or Was It Self-Defense?'​

 

[scottishgal]

is it normal that the deceased was charged with rape of a 14 year old and stalking, and was still allowed out on bailable, surely that sounds like it should be a 'non-bailable' charge?

 

[Izzylizzy]

is it normal that the deceased was charged with rape of a 14 year old and stalking, and was still allowed out on bailable, surely that sounds like it should be a 'non-bailable' charge?

I'd like to know who the judge was that gave him an affordable bond?

 

[Izzylizzy]

is it normal that the deceased was charged with rape of a 14 year old and stalking, and was still allowed out on bailable, surely that sounds like it should be a 'non-bailable' charge?

I am looking for judge, if I find the one I will post the info.
Probably just $5,000 paid.
imo


"We let the justice system do its job. The monster who hurt our child was charged quickly, but released even faster on a $50k bond. He was awaiting court in December for several felonies in relation to what he did to our child,” she added.'

Dad charged with killing his 14-year-old daughter’s rapist now running for sheriff: ‘It’s about restoring trust’

“I’m the father who acted to protect his daughter when the system failed,” he said in the video.

nypost.com

 

[Izzylizzy]

"Fosler was out on a $50,000 bond, facing 43 criminal counts, which include sexual assault, sexual indecency with a child, possession of child pornography and internet stalking of a child.'

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/us/aaron-spencer-sheriff-arkansas-cec

 

[Quill]

Sounds like the community might be in favor of voting for him according to the CNN story I linked.

I came here to say the same thing. It would be odd for him to run without some good measure of community support. I imagine he has been strongly encouraged to run by a large group of people.

 

[Quill]

While I understand his actions we don't need a guy with anger issues and vigilante justice on the police force. JMO

He never has had "anger issues" if you look into his background. Defending your family does not fall under "anger issues". I also don't consider it vigilante justice to rescue your child from a rapist kidnapper. Many people lived rurally and can't just sit and wait for LE to arrive.

 

[Quill]

is it normal that the deceased was charged with rape of a 14 year old and stalking, and was still allowed out on bailable, surely that sounds like it should be a 'non-bailable' charge?

Unfortunately we are seeing this type of leniency here more and more often. Judges are to blame. A case in my state right now has been escalated to the federal level because the judge gave the perp no jail time at all even though they pled guilty with no plea bargaining. Sexual assault of a minor and got house arrest and probation. Fortunately the DA was able to get federal charges brought because it involved crossing state lines.

 

[tlcya]

He never has had "anger issues" if you look into his background. Defending your family does not fall under "anger issues". I also don't consider it vigilante justice to rescue your child from a rapist kidnapper. Many people lived rurally and can't just sit and wait for LE to arrive.

not to mention the parents had already previously involved LE who did not seem to be taking the problem seriously and a judge who allowed the predator to be out walking the streets, free to yet again contact the minor victim and abduct their child. They went the right route and they were out of options IMO aside from call LE again and go get our baby back at all cost before further harm could be done by the perpetrator.

 

[Knox]

not to mention the parents had already previously involved LE who did not seem to be taking the problem seriously and a judge who allowed the predator to be out walking the streets, free to yet again contact the minor victim and abduct their child. They went the right route and they were out of options IMO aside from call LE again and go get our baby back at all cost before further harm could be done by the perpetrator.

Which is precisely why I want to hear the prosecution’s case against him. The DA has alluded there is more to this case that hasn’t been shared publicly.

Did Aaron become frustrated with the fact the monster was able to make bail and setup a scenario in which he could claim self defense in killing him?

It’s never made sense to me that his teen daughter still had contact with, and willingly left her home at 2:00 AM to be with an old man who had been arrested for sexually assaulting her.

For me, that creates some degree of doubt until I hear all the facts.

 

[bootsinmass]

It’s never made sense to me that his teen daughter still had contact with, and willingly left her home at 2:00 AM to be with an old man who had been arrested for sexually assaulting her.

For me, that creates some degree of doubt until I hear all the facts.

RSBM

Minors who have been groomed do inexplicable things.

Possibly I've missed it but I've seen no statements from the minor victim in this case. Sadly many young victims do attach to their abusers. Not to mention if he threatened or blackmailed either her or her family.

What actually stood out to me was that he found the victim and her abuser at all. That's some luck.

I do agree with Knox and have been very interested to hear the prosecution's facts of the case, given the details we already know.

I'm personally having trouble thinking of any updates that would cause me to feel his actions were 100% unjustifiable, but I will remain open to possibilities...

 

[Knox]

But, the situation itself goes back months before. On July 8, 2024, Spencer arrived at the house of an acquaintance of Fosler.

According to the filing, Spencer told the acquaintance that Fosler raped his minor daughter and wanted his phone number and address. The acquaintance spoke with a family member of Spencer's, who is a mandated reporter required to report the rape allegations to law enforcement. She then reported it to the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office.

Spencer's daughter was interviewed at the Wade Knox Children's Advocacy Center that same day. Three days later, on July 11, Fosler was taken into custody on one count of rape and one count of internet stalking a child.

New court filing details timeline in Aaron Spencer case, Attorney and Sheriff respond

Lonoke County prosecutors have released a detailed timeline outlining the events leading up to the shooting death of 67-year-old Michael Fosler, as the second-d

katv.com

Wait, do I understand this correctly? Spencer found out about the rape but didn’t report it to LE? Someone who is a mandatory reporter did? So what was Aaron going to do, directly confront Fosler himself?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not defending Fosler, nor am I sympathetic to him in any way. But no one can take justice into their own hands, it simply cannot be allowed.

 

[Knox]

“The evidence the defense wants to exclude regarding Spencer’s statements wherein he clearly indicated he did not wish police involvement in his daughter’s rape investigation, his implicit comments that he could take the law into his own hands and not be charged with a crime are directly related to his actions on the night of October 8, 2024,” the prosecution wrote.

In the filing, the prosecution states that on July 8, 2024, before Fosler had been arrested, Spencer went to the home of one of Fosler’s acquaintances, asking for his address and phone number.

He asked that acquaintance of Fosler’s not to call the police, but word did get out, which led two Lonoke County Sheriff’s Officers to visit Spencer’s home that same day.

A transcript of that conversation, which was recorded by one of the officer’s body-worn cameras, is in the state’s filing.

According to that transcript, Spencer asked the officers, “What’s going to happen to that man when you arrest him and prosecute him and this and that? Three to five? What, he’s just rolling around, cruising, grooming?”

Spencer then asked one of the officers how he would feel if the same thing were to happen to his own child, to which the officer responded that it had.

New details released in case of Arkansas dad charged with murder after shooting man found with his teen daughter

Prosecutors released new details in the case of Aaron Spencer, the Arkansas man charged with killing a man whom he found in a car with his 14-year-old daughter.

www.thv11.com

 

[Knox]

Legal response in case of Aaron Spencer of Lonoke County | PDF | Rape | Foster Care

Attorneys for Aaron Spencer of Lonoke County have now filed a legal response.

www.scribd.com