the dead man
Posted on 03/04/2026 5:43:14 PM PST by algore
A father accused of killing the man who allegedly raped and abducted his teenage daughter has won the Republican primary for county sheriff in Arkansas - despite him awaiting trial for murder.
Aaron Spencer, 37, secured 53.5 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s Republican primary for Lonoke County sheriff, defeating longtime incumbent John Staley, who received 26.5 percent.
The result puts Spencer in the unusual position of potentially becoming the top law enforcement officer in the same county that charged him with murder.
Spencer has been accused of fatally shooting Michael Fosler, 67, in October 2024 after discovering the man with his teenage daughter.
Fosler had been out on $50,000 bail while facing 43 criminal charges involving the girl, including internet stalking of a child, sexual assault, sexual indecency with a child and possession of child pornography.
Shortly after midnight on October 8, 2024, Spencer and his wife, Heather Spencer, 38, discovered their daughter missing from her bedroom at the family’s farm in Cabot, Arkansas.
After driving roughly 10 miles, Spencer spotted Fosler’s vehicle with their daughter in the passenger seat, according to court documents.
The father made a U-turn and pursued the vehicle, eventually rear-ending it and forcing it off the road.
Spencer later told police he saw his daughter attempting to escape before Fosler grabbed her.
He ordered the man to get out of the car, but Fosler allegedly lunged toward him while shouting 'f**k you,' though authorities have not confirmed whether Fosler was armed.
Moments later, Spencer opened fire until he ran out of bullets, then jumped on the man and pistol-whipped him, according to police.
Prosecutors initially charged Spencer with first-degree murder, but the charge was later reduced to second-degree murder.
His trial was originally scheduled for January, but it has been postponed
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What’s his FR nick?
He then rammed Fosler’s truck into a ditch and fired on him 16 times with a pistol, striking Fosler 15 times.
He then pistol-whipped Fosler in the face before calling 911 at 1:34 am and stating, “Michael Fosler is f****** dead on the side of the road for trying to kidnap my daughter. I had no choice.”
Don’t know about Spencer, but I suspect the Fosler guy is our Lazamataz.
Sounds like the prosecutor needs to be voted out of office as well.
“Spencer later told police he saw his daughter attempting to escape before Fosler grabbed her.”
so what’s the problem? Give Spencer a medal already.
unverified but a daily mail poster said the current sheriff John Staley was a friend of the rapist who was an ex-cop.
I tried to verify this but all I came up with was info on a Jes Staley who was accused of ‘aggressively’ raping Jeffrey Epstein victim ‘with his permission’
Obviously.
“I had no choice.”
Correct. As a man and a father, you did not.
This is an indictment against the current laws. Rape used to be a capital crime.
the dead man
Not excusing any of this not knowing all the facts. But, we will start seeing a lot more vigilante justice as liberal judges and liberal juries let obvious criminals go free.
In our society, we agreed to forego family and individual revenge in exchange of allowing the government to do it. But, that agreement exists only so long as the government carries out its end of the bargain.
Undoubtedly, a big portion of inner-city violence is caused by this exact issue. In some cities, the number of murders and rapes versus the number of convictions obtained is miserably out of shape. So. . . some dudes just go up the street and either shoot the known perpetrator or perhaps they settle for a friend of his or a kinsman.
I’d vote for him. I’d even campaign for him.
“In our society, we agreed to forego family and individual revenge in exchange of allowing the government to do it. But, that agreement exists only so long as the government carries out its end of the bargain.”
Correct. Most people believe that cops, courts, and prisons exist to protect decent people from evil people.
It’s actually the reverse that’s true.
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If I’m on his jury he walks.
“Don’t know about Spencer, but I suspect the Fosler guy is our Lazamataz.”
Laz is not a pedo.
Weekly World News reported the same man who found a three legged ballerina also found an honest prosecutor, judge and defense lawyer in the justice system.
Later retraction said the justice system part was a hoax.
Mr. Paul Kersey then declined reporters’ questions.
Kewel
Let this be an example to carry an extra mag.
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