An Arkansas judge has dismissed the murder charges against a local sheriff candidate and Army veteran accused of gunning down a man who allegedly sexually assaulted his teenage daughter. Aaron Spencer was initially charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 67-year-old Michael Fosler in Lonoke County in October 2024. According to court records obtained by Fox News Digital, Special Circuit Court Judge Ralph Wilson Jr.dismissed the charges against Spencer on Thursday. Prosecutors previously alleged Spencer discovered Fosler alone with his teenage daughter inside Fosler’s pickup truck in the wee hours of the night on Oct.
8, 2024.Authorities said Spencer allegedly forced the vehicle off the road before calling 911 to report he had shot the 67-year-old.GOT A TIP?Aaron Spencer announced his candidacy for sheriff in Arkansas one year after his arrest for allegedly shooting his teenage daughter's accused rapist.
(Aaron Spencer/Facebook)The judge cited law enforcement’s mishandling of dash-camera and SD card evidence from Spencer’s truck, adding a dismissal is "an extraordinary and extreme remedy" in any criminal case. "However, based on the totality of the circumstances and the unique, specific, and particular facts and circumstances of this case, the Court finds that conduct by law enforcement was so egregious that dismissal of this case is warranted," the judge wrote.FOLLOW US ON XAaron Spencer is accused of killing a man suspected of preying on his daughter in Lonoke County, Arkansas.(Lonoke County Detention Center)Spencer’s defense team argued that law enforcement lost the SD card possibly containing footage of the altercation, and did not provide documentation regarding when the item went missing or details surrounding its disappearance.STORE OWNER HELD WITHOUT BOND FOR 3 YEARS ACQUITTED OF MURDER IN TEEN'S SHOOTING DEATHThe judge ruled that "the loss or destruction of the internal SD memory card of the dash camera has adversely impa...