Everything changed just after 1 AM. Aaron Spencer's 13-year-old daughter — the same girl Michael Fosler was facing 43 felony charges for allegedly victimizing — was missing from her bed. Spencer found her in Fosler's truck, heading toward Fosler's house. Three months earlier, Fosler had posted $50,000 bond and gotten a no-contact order. That order was allegedly violated with the victim physically in his vehicle.

Spencer rammed the truck into a ditch. Fired 16 shots. Fifteen hit Fosler. Then Spencer called 911 and said Fosler was dead on the side of the road for trying to kidnap his daughter. Now Spencer faces second-degree murder charges. His trial begins in one week.

Defense attorney Bob Motta breaks down why Arkansas law may be on Spencer's side. Under state statute, justification for defense of another person is an element the prosecution must disprove beyond a reasonable doubt. The defense doesn't need jury nullification — they have a legitimate legal path to acquittal.

But prosecutors aren't backing down. They just won a ruling to introduce body cam footage from July 2024, three months before the shooting, where Spencer allegedly sought out Fosler's address and made statements about handling things himself. The state says this wasn't protection — it was premeditation.

There's also missing evidence. The dashcam from Fosler's truck sat in a detective's office for over a year and never made it into evidence. The defense is arguing spoliation. That footage could have shown exactly what happened in the moments before Spencer pulled the trigger. Over 361,000 people have signed petitions supporting Spencer. He's now running for sheriff while awaiting trial.

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