A man awaiting trial for second-degree murder has been nominated to run for county sheriff in centralArkansas,US. Aaron Spencer has won theRepublicanprimary election for Lonoke County sheriff.
Spencer received 53.5% of the vote in Tuesday’s sheriff primary race, defeating the incumbent, John Staley, who received 26.5%. Spencer, 37, is set to face theDemocratprimary winner in an election in November. However, reports suggest Spencer is likely to go on trial before then.
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Spencer faces a second-degree murder charge in the October 2024 fatal shooting of Michael Fosler, 67, after allegedly finding him with his teen daughter.
Court documents show Fosler was charged with sexually assaulting Spencer’s 14-year-old daughter and was out on bond at the time of the shooting,The Timesreports.
Spencer has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers have reportedly argued he shot Fosler to protect his daughter from his alleged abuser.
Prosecutors say his “understandable rage” did not give him the legal right to kill Fosler, according to reports.
Speaking toCNNlast month, Spencer said he could not speak in detail about his ongoing criminal case, but told the broadcaster: “I did what any good father would do, just save and protect their child, that’s going to definitely show in our strong legal defence.”
He also said he decided to run for Lonoke County sheriff to protect victims of child sexual abuse, CNN reported.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
