A loving Arkansas father who killed a man he discovered in a car with his 14-year-old daughter last year is taking an incredibly bold step to right the justice system.
As 40/29 News reported, Lonoke County resident Aaron Spencer announced Friday night that he was running for sheriff. The announcement was made on his campaign’s Facebook page.
Here is the announcement video below:
BREAKING: Aaron Spencer, the Arkansas father accused of k*lling a s*x predator whom he found in a car with his missing daughter, is running for Sheriff of Lonoke County.
Spencer says he’s running because the justice system failed to protect his daughter.
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— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 13, 2025
SPENCER: Hello Lonoke, my name is Aaron Spencer. Many of you know my story.
I am the father who acted to protect his daughter when the system failed. I’m also a husband, a combat veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, a contractor, and a farmer.
Through my own fight for justice, I have seen firsthand the failures in law enforcement and in our circuit court. And I refuse to stand by while others face these same failures.
That’s why I’m announcing my candidacy to run for Lonoke County Sheriff.
This campaign isn’t about me. It’s about every parent, every neighbor, every family who deserves to feel safe in their homes and safe in their communities.
It’s about restoring trust where neighbors know law enforcement is on their side and families know they will not be left alone in a moment of need.
As TGP’s Brian Lupo previously reported, Spencer called the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Department on October 8, 2024, to report his missing 14-year-old daughter.
While deputies were en route to his home, Spencer called back around 1:12 am to inform dispatch that he had found his daughter in a truck with Michael Fosler, a 67-year-old man.
After pursuing Fosler, there was a vehicle crash, at which point an altercation allegedly ensued. Spencer shot Fosler during the altercation.
Fosler had previously been arrested and booked in July by another agency for internet stalking of a child and sexual assault, according to Lonoke County Sheriff John Staley.
“We absolutely called 911 during the entire event,” Spencer’s wife said at the time. “We had no idea this man was in contact with our child again.”
“He was [a]waiting 6-9 felonies for what he did…He was looking at the rest of his pathetic life in jail, and our daughter was the only witness.”
Fosler at the time faced OVER 40 child sex crime charges involving Spencer’s daughter, according to 5 News online.
But in an outrageous travesty of justice, Spencer was arrested for killing Fosler. He has since been charged with second-degree murder.
Police claim that Spencer chased and stopped Fosler’s vehicle before opening fire.