Category: Shannon Brandt

Man Who Ran Over Conservative Teenager Charged With Murder, Arrested

The North Dakota man who admitted to striking a teenager with his car has been charged with murder and taken back into custody, about a week after posting bail. Shannon Brandt was charged with murder with a dangerous weapon and duty in an accident involving death or injury, both felonies, according to court documents obtained…


The Cost of Political Extremism

In North Dakota, Cayler Ellingson, 18, was killed by 41-year-old Shannon Brandt, who proclaimed his motive was political ideology. Coming on the heels of President Joe Biden’s fiery speech about political extremism and naming a villain, this heinous crime raises serious issues about political violence and how it can be inflamed. – BUY Jan 6…


Put North Dakota’s Shannon Brandt in Prison for Life

Commentary Does that sound extreme? It shouldn’t. Not to a healthy society, at least. Shannon Brandt, 41, ran down 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson with his car in North Dakota due to a supposed political disagreement. He then fled the scene, leaving the teenager to die of his injuries. Brandt was drunk and argued that he felt threatened…


No Evidence Republican Teen Killed in North Dakota Was Extremist: Highway Patrol Captain

North Dakota Highway Patrol Captain Bryan Niewind has dismissed Shannon Brandt’s claim that the 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson who he killed was a Republican extremist. Brandt struck Ellingson with his SUV following a street dance in McHenry, North Dakota, early Sunday. Ellingson was admitted to a hospital in Carrington, where he was pronounced dead. Later that…