13 things about US Army vet Aaron Spencer from Carlisle, Arkansas

Aaron David Spencer is from Arkansas, United States. He is a father of two.

BIOGRAPHY

Spencer is an American farmer and general contractor. Here are 13 more things about him:

His wife Heather Akridge Spencer is from Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas.
He and Heather live in Carlisle, Lonoke County.
His sister Marci Spencer Viens is married to Jared Viens.
Aside from Carlisle, he has lived in other parts of Arkansas including Cabot.
He has lived in different parts of Florida, USA including Arcadia and Sarasota.
Like him, his father-in-law William David “Dave” Akridge was a U.S. Army veteran.
He and Heather have a son and a daughter.
He was 31 years younger than Michael Fosler.
He was born in 1988.
In the late 2000s, he served in the 82nd Airborne in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Iraq as a paratrooper.
In 2011, Heather gave birth to their daughter.
In 2024, he fatally shot Fosler.
In 2025, he announced his candidacy for Lonoke County sheriff.

Spencer is a Republican. His wife Heather is Kevin David Akridge and Juanita Akridge Musto’s sister.

His stepsister Angela Elizabeth Skelley turned 42 on October 6, 2020 and died in Pomfret, Connecticut, USA on February 11, 2021.
His brother-in-law Kevin turned 44 on January 18, 2021 and died on July 19, 2021 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas after suffering complications for the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

His father-in-law Dave turned 77 on January 22, 2024 and died in Cabot on November 29, 2024.
In July 2024, his daughter revealed she was sexually abused multiple times by Fosler who she met at a family friend’s house. Fosler was arrested for internet stalking of a child and sexual assault. In September 2024, Fosler pleaded not guilty and was released on a $50,000 bond.
Just after 1:00 a.m. on October 8, 2024, he called 911 to report his daughter missing. He later found her in a vehicle with Fosler, fatally shot Fosler and called 911 to report it. He was arrested, booked into the Lonoke County Detention Center in Lonoke, Lonoke County and charged with first-degree murder.
At 1:12 p.m. on October 9, 2024, he was released on a bond of $150,000.
On November 27, 2024, Lonoke County prosecutors reduced the charge filed against him to second-degree murder.
On December 9, 2024, Circuit Judge Barbara Elmore issued a gag order that banned lawyers, his family and others connected to his murder case from speaking publicly about it.

On May 29, 2025, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the gag order entered by Elmore against him, his family, lawyers and others.
On October 10, 2025, he took to Facebook to announce his candidacy for Lonoke County sheriff.
On December 16, 2025, he will attend his pre-trial hearing.

On January 26, 2026, his murder trial will start.
On March 3, 2026, he will face a primary election in his campaign for Lonoke County sheriff.