Man accused of killing his daughter's rapist is running for sheriff.

Man accused of killing his daughter's rapist is running for sheriff, the same office that arrested him last October.

Aaron Spencer of Lonoke County, Arkansas, says he is running because the legal system has "failed."

Back in 2024, Spencer woke up to find his 14-year-old daughter missing from her bed. There was a stuffed animal in a hoodie under her bed sheets.

According to court documents, Spencer then began searching the neighborhood and found his daughter in a car with 67-year-old Michael Fosler.

Spencer chased the car down and drove it off the road before shooting and killing Fosler.

Fosler was facing over 40 child s*x crime charges involving Spencer's daughter when he was shot.

According to Spencer's wife, their daughter was "targeted, groomed and ultimately raped by the boyfriend of a family friend."

"I’m the father who acted to protect his daughter when the system failed," Spencer said.

"Through my own fight for justice, I have seen firsthand the failures in law enforcement and in our circuit court. And, I refuse to stand by while others face these same failures."