Authorities are trying to downplay the role liberal politics and hatred for MAGA Republicans played in the horrific vehicular homicide of a North Dakota teen. Despite their efforts, there is one fact they can’t sweep under the rug. Whether the victim was a member of a Republican extremist group or not, the killer thought he was. That’s the whole reason he intentionally ran the young man over with his SUV.
Politics was the reason
Don’t let the media misdirect you. Liberal Democrat politics was the primary motivation for the murder of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson. He was “mowed down” by 41-year-old Shannon Brandt.
Police are trying real hard to convince everyone that the killing wasn’t because Ellingson is a MAGA Republican. Whether he was a member of any “Republican extremist group,” or not, doesn’t matter. Their big problem is the killer admitted that’s exactly why he did it.
Brandt is already out on $50,000 bail and walking around free. When they hauled him down to the station, he didn’t try to deny anything. The whole dispute was over politics.
Brandt freely told the officers that he “believed Ellingson was part of a ‘Republican extremist group,’ and that he feared the teenager was calling a group of people to harm him following an alleged political dispute” between the two.
In reality, “Ellingson was afraid for his life and was calling his mother to come and rescue him while Brandt was pursuing him in his SUV.” Brandt “admitted to State Radio that he hit the pedestrian and that the pedestrian was part of a Republican extremist group.” Clearly, his motivation was politics.
North Dakota Highway Patrol Captain Bryan Niewind was quick to debunk that rumor. “There is no evidence to support Brandt’s claim that the teenager whom he killed was part of any Republican extremist group.” So what? Conservatives say. The loony liberal thought he was, which is all that matters.
More charges maybe
According to Captain Niewind, “this remains an active investigation and as evidence is gathered and reviewed, we will consult with the Foster County State’s Attorney to determine if Brandt’s current charges will remain as currently charged or if additional charges will be brought against him.”
Don’t expect any politics based “hate crime” charges because that would make Democrats look bad. Ellingson “was admitted to hospital following the incident with serious injuries, but did not survive.”
Further details were soon released. Based on the police reports the politics related killing happened around 2:35 a.m. Sunday in the city of McHenry. Brandt had been drinking rather heavily that night.
He was officially charged with “leaving the scene of the fatal accident.” He ran Ellingson over, left the scene and came back. That’s when he called 911 but he left again before the police arrived. They managed to track him down.
Brandt was eventually arrested at his home and a breath test taken at the Stutsman County Jail, hours after the incident, pegged his blood alcohol at 0.08, which is above their intoxication limit.
Ellingson’s mother “told investigators the teen called her shortly before the incident to ask if the family knew Brandt.” That has everyone wondering it the family politics might have played a role after all. Nobody is saying why he would ask her that. He called back again a few minutes later “to tell her he was being chased. The mother couldn’t reach her son after that.“
