Murder-Charge Candidate Appears to Win Arkansas Sheriff GOP Primary
TL;DR
Aaron Spencer, charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man accused of sexually assaulting his daughter, appears to have won the Republican primary for Lonoke County sheriff with about 54% of the vote, defeating the long-serving incumbent. A trial is expected later this year; if elected and convicted, he would be barred from serving as sheriff.
- Aaron Spencer, Charged With Murder, Appears to Win Republican Nomination for County Sheriff in Arkansas The New York Times
- He’s a candidate for sheriff — and accused of murder. ‘I did what any good father would do,’ Aaron Spencer says CNN
- An Arkansas man accused of killing his daughter’s alleged abuser wins GOP sheriff’s nomination KY3
- Arkansas man charged with murder wins GOP primary in sheriff election NBC News
- Arkansas man accused of killing daughter's alleged abuser wins sheriff race GOP nomination Fox News
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