Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - An Arkansas father (pictured above) was arrested after another man was shot and killed during a "confrontation" over the dad's 14-year-old daughter.
According to the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office,
deputies responded to a 911 call about a missing juvenile around 1:12am on
October 8. While they were on the way to the scene, they learned the
14-year-old girl's father, Aaron Spencer, "had located the juvenile in a
vehicle with Michael Fosler," a 67-year-old man.
"A confrontation between the two adult males ensued,
which resulted in a shooting," said the sheriff. "Deputies
immediately initiated an investigation. Michael Fosler was pronounced dead at
the scene, and Aaron Spencer was taken into custody."
While the original statement said Spencer was charged with
Murder in the First Degree, Sheriff John Stanley released a follow-up
video saying the charges against Spencer were only only preliminary –
pointing out it's up to prosecutors whether or not to file charges.
"Currently, official charges have not been filed. I
have not, nor will I advocate for any specific charge. This is a tragic
situation and my thoughts and prayers are with all those involved," he
added.
While Stanley said he was only able to share "limited
details" around the case at this time, a woman claiming to be Spencer's
wife Heather has been sharing more allegations on social media –
calling her husband's arrest "outrageous."
Saying she hoped to have their story "shared far and
wide," the woman said her daughter was "targeted, groomed and
ultimately raped by the boyfriend of a family friend." She claimed they
had a no contact order in place for Fosler and had "no idea" their
child had been communicating with him again.
Sheriff Stanley confirmed to USA Today that Fosler
was arrested back in July and booked for internet stalking of a child and
sexual assault, and was released on bond.
"This guy that preyed upon their daughter was released
on bond, and had we stopped him that night and got him with her, that bond
would have been revoked," Stanley also told the outlet. "He would
have never got out of jail. None of the bond companies would have let him out.
We wouldn't let him out."
"He was looking at the rest of his pathetic life in
jail, and our daughter was the only witness. We 100% in the moment thought he
had taken her to kill her," Heather Spencer wrote on Facebook, before
claiming in a fundraiser page that her husband began "blindly searching
for our child."
"By God's never failing grace, my husband passed this
man driving on our road with our minor child in the vehicle. As soon as the
predator knew my husband was behind him, he ran," claimed Heather.
"The chase ended in an accident. Aaron was able to retrieve our child
alive, but in the process he was attacked and did what he had to do to protect
himself and our minor child. He is now facing an outrageous murder 1
charge."
The suspect's wife is adamant "our child would have not
come home if my husband hadn't found her."
Stanley made it clear in a statement to USA TODAY "I
absolutely do not support predators," explaining the arrest by saying,
"When we get on scene and there's a homicide, it means one person took the
life of another. It's either justified or not justified. That's what the fact
finding, that's what the investigation is going to find out."
"All my deputies and investigators knew at that time is
there's a deceased man, a 14-year-old that was in the truck with him, and a dad
saying 'Hey, I stopped him for this,'" he added.
Speaking with TooFab on Monday, October 14, Stanley added
investigators are still "working to finish up the file to send to the
prosecutor."
Spencer is out on bail.
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