An Arkansas father charged with murdering a man accused of sexually abusing his 13-year-old daughter just won the GOP nomination for sheriff in a heavily Republican county.
Army veteran Aaron Spencer decisively won the Republican primary in Lonoke County on Tuesday, beating two other candidates — including incumbent Sheriff John Stanley, whose deputies arrested Spencer after the 2024 killing.
Spencer, who has no prior law enforcement or political experience, is now set to appear for a pretrial hearing this month as the GOP nominee. He has pleaded not guilty.
Spencer announced his campaign after acknowledging killing a 67-year-old man in October 2024. He has said he found his daughter in a car with the man, who was out on bail after having been charged with multiple counts of sexually abusing Spencer’s daughter.









