{"id":2028771,"date":"2023-09-12T01:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T05:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-man-sentenced-to-5-years-for-running-over-teen-he-called-republican-extremist\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T01:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T05:22:21","slug":"north-dakota-man-sentenced-to-5-years-for-running-over-teen-he-called-republican-extremist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-man-sentenced-to-5-years-for-running-over-teen-he-called-republican-extremist\/","title":{"rendered":"North Dakota man gets 5-year sentence for running over teen labeled &#8216;Republican extremist&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fnorth-dakota-man-sentenced-to-5-years-for-running-over-teen-he-called-republican-extremist%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=2028771&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--><h2>A Tragic \u2062Incident: North\u200d Dakota Man Sentenced for \u2063Fatally Striking Teenager<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking turn of events, a North \u2064Dakota man has \u2064been sentenced to five years in \u2064prison for the tragic \u200ddeath of 18-year-old Cayler \u200cEllingson. \u200dThe incident \u200boccurred \u2064in McHenry, North \u200dDakota, on September 18, 2022, when Shannon Brandt, then 41-years-old, struck and ran over \u200bEllingson with his SUV in the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-cori-bush-rushes-to-defense-of-very-violent-criminals-rioting-attacking-guard-in-jail\/\" title=\"Democrat Cori Bush Rushes To Defense Of \u2018Very Violent\u2019 Criminals Rioting, Attacking Guard In Jail\">early morning hours<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-man-sentenced-to-5-years-for-running-over-teen-he-called-republican-extremist\/\" title=\"North Dakota man gets 5-year sentence for running over teen labeled 'Republican extremist'.\">case gained widespread attention<\/a> on social media after it was revealed\u2062 that Brandt \u200bclaimed Ellingson was a\u2063 &#8220;Republican extremist&#8221; and\u2064 expressed fear that the teenager \u200cwas\u200b calling friends to harm\u2062 him. However, investigators have \u2064since\u200c clarified that there was no evidence to support Brandt&#8217;s claim. Nevertheless, they believe \u2062that Brandt&#8217;s actions were politically motivated.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/conservatives-targets-of-political-violence-following-bidens-maga-republicans-speech-4769364\">Conservatives Targets of Political Violence Since Biden&#8217;s &#8216;MAGA Republicans&#8217; \u2062Speech<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/2\/2022<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/man-who-ran-over-conservative-teenager-charged-with-murder-arrested-4766900\">Man Who Ran \u200bOver Conservative Teenager Charged With \u2064Murder,\u2064 Arrested<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/30\/2022<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Initially, Brandt fled the scene but later returned to call 911. \u2064He admitted \u200cto consuming \u2064alcohol before the incident and\u2064 still smelled of alcohol when he was found hours later. Foster\u200d County State&#8217;s Attorney Kara Brinster charged Brandt with felony \u2063murder, stating that he &#8220;intentionally or knowingly caused the death of another human being&#8230; \u2063under circumstances manifesting\u2064 extreme \u200cindifference to the value of human life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u2064charges were later reduced\u200c to manslaughter, and Brandt entered a \u200bplea deal. On September 8,\u2063 Foster County Judge Bradley Cruff\u2063 sentenced Brandt to manslaughter, a felony that\u200c carries \u2063a maximum \u200bpunishment of 10 years in\u200d prison. Brandt will receive \u200ccredit \u200cfor the \u2062time he spent in custody before the\u2064 conviction.<\/p>\n<p>In a heartbreaking moment\u200b during the court proceedings, Cayler&#8217;s mother pleaded with the judge to impose the maximum punishment for manslaughter, stating, &#8220;Shannon, you took a piece of our family \u2062that&#8217;s not replaceable. When \u2063you chose to take Cayler&#8217;s life and happiness, you took \u2063ours too. You\u200c have caused our \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-man-gets-five-years-for-hitting-teen-with-his-car-over-concerns-he-was-a-republican-extremist\/\" title=\"North Dakota man sentenced to five years for hitting teen with car due to suspicions of being a 'Republican extremist'.\">family endless pain<\/a>, \u200bheartache, sleepless nights. Our days, months, and years \u200dwill never be \u2064the \u200csame because of your\u200c selfishness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cayler Ellingson, a recent graduate \u200bof Carrington High School, had dreams \u2064of becoming an ultrasound technician at Bismarck State College. His \u200cuntimely death has\u200d left a void in the lives of his loved ones, who will forever mourn his loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man from North Dakota has received a five-year prison sentence for intentionally hitting and killing an 18-year-old teenager, whom he accused of being a &#8220;Republican extremist.&#8221; Shannon Brandt, 41 at the time, used his SUV to run over Cayler Ellingson during the early hours of September 18, 2022, in McHenry, North Dakota. 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