JUST IN: Man accused of killing his daughter's rap*st wins the Republican primary for county sheriff in central Arkansas.
Aaron Spencer, who is awaiting his murder trial, received over 53% of the vote in Lonoke County.
Last year, Spencer announced on social media that he was… pic.twitter.com/aMAwSqYZVi
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A father accused of killing the man who allegedly raped and abducted his teenage daughter has won the Republican primary for county sheriff in Arkansas – despite him still awaiting trial for murder.
Aaron Spencer, 37, secured 53.5 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s Republican primary for Lonoke County sheriff, defeating longtime incumbent John Staley, who received 26.5 percent, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State. A third candidate, David Bufford, received nearly 20 percent.
The result puts Spencer in the unusual position of potentially becoming the top law enforcement officer in the same county that charged him with murder
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15614717/father-murder-trial-sheriff-race.html