Posted on 06/05/2026 8:29:29 AM PDT by Red Badger
We've got another update on the Arkansas man who shot his daughter's alleged rapist and then ran for sheriff.
And it's a good update.
Charges were dropped, the case dismissed, and Aaron Spencer is that much closer to becoming sheriff of Lonoke County.
Special Circuit Court Judge Ralph Wilson Jr. dismissed the case against Aaron Spencer on Thursday afternoon — just a few weeks before his trial on the second-degree murder charge was expected to begin — because a dash camera memory card that may have captured the shooting was lost by law enforcement.
Oh man, I can't believe they lost the incriminating evidence against this man who did what many a good father would do. Oh well, I guess they have to let him go.
'The court finds that conduct by law enforcement was so egregious that dismissal of this case is warranted,' Wilson wrote ...
Spencer said in a statement Thursday that the support from the community 'carried our family.'
'Neighbors here in Lonoke County, people from every part of Arkansas, and folks I've never met from around the world reached out, prayed for us, and refused to stay quiet,' Spencer said. 'When I couldn't speak for myself, you spoke for me. I'll never be able to thank you the way you deserve, but I'll spend the rest of my life trying to live up to it.'
Spencer's attorney, Erin Cassinelli, said she is thankful for the court's decision.
'No member of this family should ever again be forced to walk into a courtroom and relive this horror,' she said in a statement. 'This father should have never been charged for protecting his child.'
Congratulations to Spencer and the people of Lonoke County who are in all likelihood about to have a sheriff with a lion's heart take charge of the county.
Rapists should get capital punishment.
‘This father should have never been charged for protecting his child.’
Worth saying again.
Yeah, egregious conduct by LE for "losing" the camera memory card...wink, wink. Good for the father and I hope he wins the Sheriff election.
Excellent!
Then all rapists would feel the need to kill their victims?
The punishment must fit the crime.
Tragic boating accident?
Not so ‘tragic’..................😉
Translation: Discovery during his trial would have exposed a lot of politicians and power brokers.
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Why doesn’t it say allegedly killed his daughters rapist?
‘This father should have never been charged for protecting his child.’
Worth saying again & again
Should have never been charged in the first place
The facts at the scene could even exonerate you in Connecticut
Should have never been charged in the first place
The facts at the scene could even exonerate you in Connecticut
“Justice”.... as it should be!
Texas rules?
Understandable, but in some cases it could be used for cover for killing a man on the pretense that the daughter was raped when she wasn’t. I do not know how strong the evidence was (think “A Time to Kill” by John Gresham).
Anal raping until dead.
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