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A father in Arkansas, Aaron Spencer, is facing preliminary first-degree murder charges after using lethal force to protect his 14-year-old daughter, who had allegedly been kidnapped by 60-year-old Michael Fosler.
The case, which has drawn significant attention, involves serious accusations of sexual assault and violation of a no-contact order.
Washington Gun Law President William Kirk recently broke down the disturbing details of the case.
According to Kirk, Fosler had been charged with multiple felonies related to the sexual assault of Spencer’s daughter.
Despite a court order preventing him from contacting her, Fosler allegedly kidnapped the young girl.
Spencer was able to locate his daughter in Fosler’s vehicle, and during a confrontation, Spencer shot and killed Fosler.
The question now being raised is whether Spencer should have been charged with murder, given the circumstances.
Under Arkansas law, individuals are allowed to use lethal force when they, or someone in their presence, are in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm.
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Kirk explained that Fosler’s violation of the no-contact order, combined with his past felony charges, created a scenario where Spencer likely feared for his daughter’s life.
“This young woman was in imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury,” Kirk stated, highlighting that Fosler was already accused of heinous crimes against the girl.
In addition, the legal age of consent in Arkansas is 16, making any contact Fosler had with the 14-year-old illegal.
Kirk further explained that Arkansas law allows for lethal force in cases where felonies are being committed against a person or inside their home.
Since Fosler was allegedly kidnapping Spencer’s daughter, this act itself could justify Spencer’s use of force.
Spencer’s arrest raises important questions about self-defense laws and the extent to which individuals can protect their loved ones from imminent harm.
While the legal process unfolds, many are watching closely, hoping that justice will take into account the circumstances surrounding the incident.
What’s your take on the case?
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Really sad that in a claimed free country, a man is facing serious jail time for doing the right thing. I hope a crowdfunding has been started to help his legal fees.
i think that he shoukd not be charged with muder if that was my daughter i might do the same
I only know about this event from what I have read in this article, but if the subject was indeed kidnapping the 14 year old, regardless of the many other violations he was committing, then dad was justified in using lethal force! I am dumbfounded as to why the dad is being charged with murder. Are we not getting the whole story here??
No brainer – let the man go!
Dad was only doing what a Good Dad would do!
A travesty of justice. I didn’t think Arkansas was a place that treated criminals like victims. I hope Foster has good self-defense insurance like USCCA to help him pay for the court and lawyer expenses.
There must be something missing in this narrative if a conservative state like Arkansas is charging this guy with murder. I’m guessing that this guy approached the girl online and they had a rendezvous (maybe multiple) for which he received charges of statutory rape and a restraining order. He violated the order and had another rendezvous with this girl and the father discovered it. An altercation ensued that resulted in the death of the perpetrator. Why else would the dad be charged with murder? The whole thing doesn’t make sense. If it was really kidnapping and rape then the guy got what he deserved and the dad should never have been charged.
As a person that was involved with death investigation for a while, I have only ever seen and/or agreed to not-guilty by reason of insanity twice. This one will be the second, if the case goes further than it should. The court had already decided based on an investigation this man was to stay clear, as the father still loses the daughter in the end, But right is right as to the outcome if hadn’t acted would have been worse. What kind of father would have just let it go for his 14-year-old and the situation would drive a good dad insane…
Dad did the court’s job. No doubt this perv would be back at it again some time down the line.
I would have just shot his nuts off and took my daughter home safe from this monster. In reality, I would have put 2 in the chest and one to the head.
He’s being charged why??????
The perv got off easy in my opinion. He should have been given a long and painful death.
I think Kirk should be given an AWARD of some kind.
Think about how many other young girls this predator could have continued to hurt.
We live in crazy times. @ Timothy ch3 vs1-5
Let him go free. No charges. We are all better off without the scum bag. Totally justified
the whole case boils down to the perv voted for biden, the father voted for trump!
at least the daughter had protection……….dad with a gun!!!
This is about control not what’s obvious. The comies want total control of every aspect of your life & are controlled by evil. The problem is we have let the pervert into our societies in such large numbers with help from people in power from education & authority.
The jews.
There are a lot of circumstances about this case that we do not know, so anything that I say is mere conjecture. Having said that I’m reminded of a trial I was involved with in which the suspect was charged with a 1st degree murder attempt. Key part of that is that the understood definition of 1st degree is that there is planning and premeditation involved in the act. The circumstances of the case I was part of were that the assault on the plaintiff was NOT premeditated because the plaintiff came to the door of the defendant and physically assaulted him. The defendant had no way to anticipate that he was going to be assaulted and thus could not have had any premeditation of his reaction and was acquitted. I’m drawing this comparison to the case at hand and wondering if the defendant in this case was lawfully allowed to carry a firearm and did so on a normal basis and then found himself in a confrontation with his daughter’s kidnapper there would be no implication that he planned to kill MR Fosler. Again, a ton of conjecture on this but maybe the DA was under pressure to charge so he charged with one that would not hold up because there was no premeditation. It will be very interesting to see how this plays out and I hope Guns America will keep up posted.
Kirk should get an award !!!
Given the facts, the father should not have been charged.
This had to be the result of a Demoncrap County Attorney and/or a Demoncrap judge and judicial system. There should be numerous trial lawyers stepping up to defend this man, who only did what any father would have done to protect his daughter. Not sad that the dirtbag sub-human was killed, as he forfeited his right to life, or right to freedom to prey on young girls. No jury would convict the father on these ridiculous charges, which are most likely designed to force a plea deal on an innocent man. Seems more like what occurs in Demoncrap-run states.
One thing for sure is the daughter will never have to worry about the old perv again. Good job dad and good luck finding an honest judge and jury (if necessary).
This makes no sense whatsoever. There’s something we’re not being told about this situation. This should be an open and shut case. It was this fathers’ duty to protect his daughter, whether the child molesting POS was a former cop or not. I would have done exactly the same thing.
I’ve heard additional information that the perpetrator was an ex-cop, could that explain why the prosecutor is sticking it to the victim with murder charges when a plain reading of the situation seems to suggest it was justified?