Arkansas Dad Arrested For Killing Young Daughter's Rapist Is Now Running For Sheriff

Posted • October 14, 2025: While this news isn't exactly "feel-good" material, it does contain a fair amount of poetic justice. Then again, it reminds me of one of those "Dateline" episodes that contain several twists and turns along the way. Aaron Spencer, an Arkansas father who was charged in the shooting death of his 14-year-old daughter’s alleged rapist in October 2024, is now running for sheriff of the same county in which he was arrested, as first reported by WDBJ 7. Spencer was taken into custody after a desperate search for his missing daughter — whom he found inside a vehicle with 67‑year‑old Michael Fosler. […] Spencer was taken into custody at the scene and later preliminarily charged with second-degree murder and a firearm enhancement for the shooting death of Fosler, who died at the scene. Spencer is expected to appear in court in December for pretrial proceedings. Meanwhile, Spencer, 37, announced in a Facebook post on Saturday his intentions to run for sheriff — and why (…)

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WDBJ 7: Dad arrested after allegedly killing man he found in a car with his missing teen daughter
https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/10/14/dad-arrested-after-allegedly-killing-man-he-found-car-with-his-missing-teen-daughter/