The Lonoke County father charged for the deadly shooting of a man who he found in a car with his teenage daughter now wants to lift the gag order on his case.
LONOKE COUNTY, Ark. — The Lonoke County father charged with killing a man who he found in a car with his teenage daughter now wants to lift the gag order on his case.
During a hearing held last week, attorneys Erin Cassinelli and Michael Kiel requested the lifting of the order.
On Thursday, the Arkansas Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments regarding whether the gag order should or should not be lifted.
According to reports from the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office, the initial incident happened around 1:12 a.m. on October 8, 2024, when deputies were called to a home on Highway 236 East with reports of a missing 14-year-old girl.
Reports said that the father of the teen, Aaron Spencer, had reportedly found the teen inside a vehicle with a man identified as Michael Fosler.
A confrontation between Spencer and Fosler ensued and as frustrations grew, Fosler was allegedly shot by Spencer. After authorities arrived at the scene, they pronounced Fosler dead.
Following the incident, Spencer was taken into custody and transported to the Lonoke County Detention Center. He now faces a second-degree murder charge for the alleged shooting death of Fosler.
During an arraignment held at the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office on December 2, 2024, Spencer pleaded not guilty to those charges and he was released on bond.
Following the arraignment, Judge Barbara Elmore limited all pre-trial publicity.
Now, the state supreme court has issued a stay in his circuit court case and they have scheduled oral arguments for April 10, 2025.
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