North Dakota Man Gets Five Years For Hitting Teen With His Car Over Concerns He Was A ‘Republican Extremist’

Authorities sentenced a North Dakota man to 5 years in state prison on Friday after he fatally hit an 18-year-old with his car — following his expression of concern about the teenager’s alleged connection to a “Republican extremist” group. Shannon Brandt of Glenfield, North Dakota, pled guilty to manslaughter in May after fatally running over Cayler Ellingson with his 2003 Ford Explorer on September 18, 2022, in McHenry, North Dakota. A state district court judge reportedly gave Brandt the sentencing with nearly a year of credit for time served under...