Posted on 10/11/2024 4:44:02 AM PDT by CFW
The father of an allegedly kidnapped 14-year-old girl is in jail in Lonoke County, Arkansas, after a shooting that left the reported kidnapper dead. The father said he found the man with his daughter, and a confrontation broke out as he tried to rescue her.
Lonoke County Sheriff John Staley said in a Facebook post that his deputies received a call on October 8 about a missing 14-year-old girl. As the deputies were en route to the home of the missing girl, they received a call regarding a shooting.
Sheriff’s office officials said they received the call of the missing child at 1:12 Tuesday morning, KARK reported. While on their way to the incident, deputies learned that the girl’s father, Aaron Spencer, found the girl in a car allegedly driven by Michael Fosler.
Officials say there was an altercation between the men, leading to Fosler being shot and killed. Fosler reportedly died at the scene.
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She explained that earlier this year, her daughter was “groomed and raped” by a 67-year-old man. That man was arrested and charged but is out on a $50,000 bond awaiting trial in December. It is not clear if this is the same man involved in Tuesday’s alleged kidnapping of the little girl.
The mother says her husband “went blindly searching for our 14-year-old.”
“By the grace of God, he passed the predator’s vehicle on the road and followed them, trying to get him to pull over with our child,” she explained. “My husband was able to catch up to him and retrieve our child. In the process, he was attacked and did what he needed to protect himself and our daughter.”
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That is a classic folks, if you’ve never watched it, take the 45 minutes, it is very much worth it.
If the facts of this case fit anything close to the father’s claim, not a chance in hell I’d convict if on the jury.
there has to be more to this story.
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Even if your hopeful supposition were true, that “kindly old man” had no business involving himself with that child, and could simply have alerted the proper authorities to handle the matter. He got what he deserved, and good riddance, PERIOD!
If the man was truly rescuing a kidnapped child then deadly force is appropriate. But I get the feeling there is more to this story.
Wow! The guy was a Chief of Police? Something truly strange about this situation.
At least he got the job done before crossing into Pulaski County / Little Rock. Should be cleared in Lonoke.
Before jumping to the gun to arrest the so called perpetrator, the authorities should investigate and determine the facts.
He may have lured her away rather than kidnapped with force. Still this guy was probably 40+ doing that kind of thing.
I read it as, the family of the 14-year old did some digging and found a predator in their county’s DA office. When Dad killed the alleged bad guy, the DA’s office went after Dad.
Instance Justice!
"Lonoke County Sheriff's Office says the preliminary investigation indicates Foster wrestled away a gun belonging to Spencer before fatally shooting himself."That forum also had Fosler's original booking info."Also Aaron Spencer is home. We were able to post bail this afternoon. Now we need to figure out the attorney stuff."
he was ‘in the club’?
The threat has been eliminated. Good job.
Send him a check for 25% of what he saved taxpayers, and everyone wins!
I vote not guilty.
Based solely on what information is available/published today, 10-11-24............if I were Sheriff, I would let the guy go.
From the sound of it, Dad did himself, his daughter and the general public a BIG favor!
The prosecution itself is punishment. It can cause financial ruin and drive innocent people to accept plea deals.
I would have done the same thing. Good shooting Dad.
Father sounds like a hero to me.
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