Can the Missing SD Card Get Aaron Spencer's Murder Case Dismissed?
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Tony Brueski
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🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Aaron Spencer faces second-degree murder charges with a firearm enhancement in the October 2024 shooting death of Michael Fosler in Lonoke County, Arkansas. The trial is scheduled to commence June 22nd before Circuit Judge Ralph Wilson, who was assigned after the Arkansas Supreme Court stayed proceedings and Judge Barbara Elmore was removed from the case.The defense filed a motion to dismiss based on the loss or destruction of an SD card recovered from Fosler's dashcam. Testimony at pretrial hearings revealed the card was not entered into evidence until October 2025 — approximately one year after the incident. The lead detective acknowledged the card was in his office during that period. The dashcam was never photographed at the scene. The card was subsequently reported missing. Wilson declined to dismiss but reserved the defense's right to pursue the destruction claim through additional motions or hearings.Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta addresses the procedural posture. Wilson reversed the prior judge's ruling limiting reputation testimony to a narrow geographic scope and allowed FBI expert witness testimony previously ruled inadmissible. The prosecution retains 404(b) bodycam footage in which Spencer allegedly made prior statements regarding Fosler. Motta evaluates the viability of dismissal, the strategic weight of a potential spoliation instruction, and whether the pretrial record creates conditions for a charge reduction or plea negotiation prior to June 22nd.
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