by me, Kerry Burgess, 06/04/2026 7:18 PM
Scanning through the headlines today, I think of how in the past there are times when I notice an article about news in Arkansas and sometimes I will read the article
I note this incident here only because of what it makes me think
It makes me think of details completely non-obvious to the information in the two articles I reference here
It boggles the mind to read the article, first of all: she's 13, he's 67
All I can guess is they all know each personally. He's not just some stranger off the street. That's about the only way I can comprehend it
So I begin the observation with the only reason I am making this note
Then illustrations
Then the full text
If you're reading my blog-posts and wondering what is the point of all this then you won't discover it here because this is just me in this decades of isolation in a civilian apartment and wondering why people out in the world are doing stuff I am observing and wondering what is the point of all this
Then something else I thought of again yesterday
From 5/9/2015 ( premiere USA film "Tomorrowland" ) To 10/8/2024 ( ) is 3440 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 4/4/1975 ( Bill Gates founds Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico ) is 3440 days
From 1/20/1953 ( Jeffrey Epstein ) To 10/8/2024 ( ) is 26194 days
26194 = 13097 + 13097
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 9/11/2001 ( ) is 13097 days
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/army-vet-dad-running-sheriff-235318146.html
Julia Bonavita Thu, June 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM PDT 3 min read
Prosecutors previously alleged Spencer discovered Fosler alone with his teenage daughter inside Fosler's pickup truck in the wee hours of the night on Oct. 8, 2024.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/army-vet-dad-running-sheriff-235318146.html
Yahoo! News
Fox News
Army vet dad running for sheriff gets murder charge dismissed in shooting of daughter's alleged predator
Julia Bonavita Thu, June 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM PDT 3 min read
An Arkansas judge has dismissed the murder charges against a local sheriff candidate and Army veteran accused of gunning down a man who allegedly sexually assaulted his teenage daughter.
Aaron Spencer was initially charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 67-year-old Michael Fosler in Lonoke County in October 2024.
According to court records obtained by Fox News Digital, Special Circuit Court Judge Ralph Wilson Jr. dismissed the charges against Spencer on Thursday.
Prosecutors previously alleged Spencer discovered Fosler alone with his teenage daughter inside Fosler's pickup truck in the wee hours of the night on Oct. 8, 2024. Authorities said Spencer allegedly forced the vehicle off the road before calling 911 to report he had shot the 67-year-old.
The judge cited law enforcement's mishandling of dash-camera and SD card evidence from Spencer's truck, adding a dismissal is "an extraordinary and extreme remedy" in any criminal case.
"However, based on the totality of the circumstances and the unique, specific, and particular facts and circumstances of this case, the Court finds that conduct by law enforcement was so egregious that dismissal of this case is warranted," the judge wrote.
Spencer's defense team argued that law enforcement lost the SD card possibly containing footage of the altercation, and did not provide documentation regarding when the item went missing or details surrounding its disappearance.
The judge ruled that "the loss or destruction of the internal SD memory card of the dash camera has adversely impaired the Defendant's ability to defend himself pursuant to these defenses, and thus his right to a fair trial," according to court documents.
Fosler had previously been charged with "numerous sexual offenses" against Spencer's teenage daughter and was out on bond at the time of the shooting, court records indicated.
In February, Spencer emerged as the winner of the Republican primary for Lonoke County sheriff after defeating the incumbent, in which he vowed to reform the county's law enforcement agency.
"Through my own fight for justice, I have seen firsthand the failures in law enforcement and in our circuit court," Spencer said in a previous campaign video. "And I refuse to stand by while others face these same failures."
While Spencer admitted to gunning down Fosler, he pleaded not guilty to the murder charges. The case was set to go to trial on June 22.
Details regarding how the dismissal could impact his candidacy for sheriff have not yet been released.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/judge-dismisses-murder-charge-against-011000567.html
Yahoo! News
CBS News
Sheriff nominee who killed daughter's alleged abuser won't face murder charge
CBS/AP
Updated Thu, June 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM PDT 3 min read
A judge has dismissed a murder charge against an Arkansas man who won the GOP nomination for sheriff while awaiting trial for the shooting death of his teenage daughter's alleged abuser.
Special Circuit Court Judge Ralph Wilson Jr. dismissed the case against Aaron Spencer on Thursday afternoon — just a few weeks before his trial on the second-degree murder charge was expected to begin — because a dash camera memory card that may have captured the shooting was lost by law enforcement.
In March, Spencer won the GOP nomination over a three-term incumbent sheriff whose office had arrested him on the murder charge in Lonoke County, which has roughly 76,000 residents.
"The court finds that conduct by law enforcement was so egregious that dismissal of this case is warranted," Wilson wrote.
Spencer's attorneys did not deny that he shot and killed Michael Fosler, 67, in 2024. At the time, Fosler was out on bond after being charged with dozens of sexual offenses against Spencer's then-13-year-old daughter.
Court documents show that on the night of the shooting, Spencer had woken up to find his daughter missing, and later found the girl in the passenger seat of a vehicle Fosler was driving. Spencer forced Fosler's truck off the road and, after an altercation, called 911 to report he had shot the man.
Prosecutors said Spencer planned the killing and that he could have called police while pursuing Fosler. But Spencer pleaded not guilty and maintained he acted to protect his child from a predator.
Spencer said in a statement Thursday that the support from the community "carried our family."
"Neighbors here in Lonoke County, people from every part of Arkansas, and folks I've never met from around the world reached out, prayed for us, and refused to stay quiet," Spencer said. "When I couldn't speak for myself, you spoke for me. I'll never be able to thank you the way you deserve, but I'll spend the rest of my life trying to live up to it."
Spencer's attorney, Erin Cassinelli, said she is thankful for the court's decision.
"No member of this family should ever again be forced to walk into a courtroom and relive this horror," she said in a statement. "This father should have never been charged for protecting his child."
Lonoke County Prosecuting Attorney Chuck Graham did not immediately return messages Thursday seeking comment on the decision.
The Associated Press typically does not identify sex abuse victims, but Spencer has made his daughter's experience with the criminal justice system a central part of his campaign for sheriff, pledging to establish a dedicated team to combat sex crimes against children.
Spencer's attorneys filed the motion seeking to have the case dismissed, contending that video and audio of the dash camera from Fosler's truck may have contained evidence that would have cleared Spencer of any wrongdoing. According to court records, a detective with the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office removed the dash camera from the truck when responding to the scene of the shooting.
But the camera's internal settings were not preserved, and the battery of the camera was allowed to drain, and as a result, the camera went back to its default settings. When the camera was sent to the attorney general's office for a forensic exam, the memory card that was in it when it was collected from the truck was missing. The detective who collected the camera later admitted that it was not logged into evidence right away, but was instead stored in his personal office rather than the evidence room, according to court records.
Wilson replaced the original judge handling the murder case in January after the Arkansas Supreme Court removed Judge Barbara Elmore from the case, finding she had issued an overly broad gag order that violated Spencer's First Amendment rights.
Red Storm Rising (1986) - by Tom Clancy, author
(from internet transcript)
excerpt, Chapter 20 – The Dance of the Vampires
The Bear already had a clear picture of the American formations. The Russians could not determine ship type, but they could tell large from small, and identify the missile cruiser Ticonderoga by her distinctive radar emissions. The carriers would be close to her.
Stargate SG-1
"Past and Present"
TV-series season 3 episode 11, 10/15/1999
(from internet transcript)
DANIEL
Give me the vials, Ke'ra. You don't need to do this.
KE'RA
There are two people inside of me, and one of them is a monster. In time, she will win.
- by me, Kerry Wayne Burgess, posted by me: 7:47 PM Pacific-timezone USA Thursday 06/04/2026
