Arkansas sheriff candidate who killed his daughter's alleged rapist has case dismissed by judge

Not The Bee ^ | June 05, 2026 | Harris Rigby

[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.

[Big Red Badger]

Agreed 👍
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