{"id":1667034,"date":"2022-09-30T16:50:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T20:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1667034"},"modified":"2022-09-30T16:55:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T20:55:29","slug":"murder-charge-for-nd-man-who-allegedly-ran-down-republican-extremist-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/murder-charge-for-nd-man-who-allegedly-ran-down-republican-extremist-teen\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder Charge For ND Man Who Allegedly Ran Down \u2018Republican Extremist\u2019 Teen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmurder-charge-for-nd-man-who-allegedly-ran-down-republican-extremist-teen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1667034&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/north-dakota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Dakota<\/a> prosecutors on Friday leveled a murder charge against the man who allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/man-ran-down-killed-teen-he-thought-was-republican-extremist-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ran down 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson<\/a> earlier this month because he was a \u201cRepublican extremist\u201d and had threatened him.<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Brandt, 41, was arrested in the wee hours of September 18 after police say that he fatally struck Ellingson with his SUV after a street dance in McHenry, North Dakota. Brandt, who police said was drunk and fled the scene, told a 911 operator Ellingson was part of a \u201cRepublican extremist group\u201d and had tried to \u201cget him.\u201d The politically charged killing in a town of only 64 people drew national headlines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just wanna ask you a question, am I going to prison?\u201d Brandt asked the 911 operator, according to a probable cause affidavit filed Friday. The document said Brandt indicated on the call that the incident was intentional.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444690\" class=\"wp-image-444690 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM-1024x521.png\" alt=\"North Dakota prosecutors on Friday leveled a murder charge against the man who allegedly ran down 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson earlier this month because he was a \u201cRepublican extremist\u201d and had threatened him.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM-1024x521-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM-768x391-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM-1536x781-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-30-at-3.17.00-PM.png 1844w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-444690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A GoFundMe page set up for Cayler Ellington has so far raised over $50,000. (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n<p>Ellingson called his mom at just after 2:30 a.m., moments before he was killed to say he was being chased after the street dance. She told her son she would come pick him up, according to police, but by the time she arrived at the scene, her son was had been fatally struck in an alleyway. The heartbroken mother told police she does not believe her son knew his killer.<\/p>\n<p>Brandt was initially charged with vehicular homicide and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/man-who-admitted-to-murdering-republican-teenager-over-politics-is-freed-from-prison-report-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released September 20<\/a> from the Stutsman County Jail after posting a $50,000 bond. The new charge was announced Friday by Foster County State\u2019s Attorney Kara Brinster and was the result of an investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Foster County Sheriff\u2019s Department, and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The affidavit revealed new and chilling details about Ellingson\u2019s final moments and what Brandt allegedly did after.<\/p>\n<p>Ellingson\u2019s mother said her son told her he was being harassed and that \u201cmaybe he should call his cousins or posse,\u201d according to the affidavit. She said she did not know at the time if he felt threatened but told him she was on her way. His last call to his mother was at 2:42 a.m., when he said \u201csomething to the effect of they are after me or he is after me,\u201d before the call cut off, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n<p>A short time later, Brandt was on the phone with a 911 operator, at first claiming Ellingson had somehow prevented him from leaving the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t going to let me go, I hit him. I didn\u2019t mean to and and he\u2019s subdued,\u201d Brandt said, according to the affidavit. \u201cI was scared to death but he\u2019s subdued, he can\u2019t do anything to me now so, so this is why I\u2019m calling you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean I\u2026I almost oh god, I almost just runaway but I thought jeez obviously if it was a total accident I wouldn\u2019t be scared but I know it was more than that,\u201d Brandt said, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/caylor-ellingson?qid=20aa1e3b957e536a63c476ac4488879b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe page<\/a> set up to raise money for Ellingson\u2019s family has raised over $50,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Dakota prosecutors on Friday leveled a murder charge against the man who allegedly ran down 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson earlier this month because he was a \u201cRepublican extremist\u201d and had threatened him. 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