{"id":85834,"date":"2022-09-21T12:49:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=85834"},"modified":"2022-09-21T12:49:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:49:06","slug":"85834","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=85834","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/notthebee.com\/article\/leftist-runs-down-and-kills-18-year-old-conservative-kid-in-north-dakota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This leftist didn&#8217;t understand why he was just arrested for running over, killing an 18-year-old &#8220;Republican extremist.&#8221; Huh.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8-year-old Cayler Ellingson was attending a street dance in McHenry, North Dakota, when he encountered a drunken 41-year-old, Shannon Brandt. At some point, they began to argue about politics, and when the street dance was over, Ellingson started walking home.<\/p>\n<p>But Brandt was waiting for him.<\/p>\n<p>Ellingson&#8217;s mom said that the teen called her and asked that she come and get him because Brandt was chasing him through the small town with his SUV, but by the time she arrived, it was too late. Brandt had run down and murdered her son.<\/p>\n<p>Brandt\u00a0<strong>called the police himself\u00a0<\/strong>to inform them that he had helped them stop a Republican extremist, and that they could come pick up the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Video interviews show Brandt visibly confused over why he was the one being arrested.\u00a0<strong>The guy really did think he was doing a good thing killing a conservative kid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"North Dakota driver admitted to intentionally killing teen at a street dance after political dispute\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hxHQd_3UmzA\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A judge ordered Brandt held on $50,000 bail, which he objected to, saying he&#8217;s not a flight risk.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I have a job, a life and a house and things I don&#8217;t want to see go by the wayside \u2014 family that are very important to me,&#8221; Brandt told the judge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.notthebee.com\/articles\/article-632b044cdf1e1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brandt has so far been charged with vehicular homicide and faces a minimum of 10 years in prison because of a previous DUI on his record. The maximum is 20 years. The police are still interviewing witnesses at the street dance and have not ruled out adding further charges due to the intentional nature of the crime.<\/p>\n<p>Can we really be that surprised that it has come to this?<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid gap-5 max-w-lg mx-auto md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 md:max-w-none my-4\">\n<div class=\"md:col-span-2 xl:col-span-3 mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<div id=\"560fe0d2-bf69-402b-82ed-3501af0e5fb0\" class=\"mx-auto w-inner-ad text-center\" data-aaad=\"true\" data-aa-adunit=\"\/339474670\/NotTheBee\/Article2\" data-status=\"rendered\" data-aa-device=\"[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]\" data-aa-sizes=\"[[300,250],[336,280]]\" data-aa-lazy-loaded=\"false\" data-aa-refresh-viewable=\"10\" data-aa-additional-non-h-b-sizes=\"[&quot;fluid&quot;]\" data-google-query-id=\"CMmT_7G0pvoCFU1gAQodpusDvg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/339474670,22556668885\/NotTheBee\/Article2_0__container__\">When the president of the nation is calling conservatives extremists and saying that they are an existential threat to the nation, and 80% of Democrats are on board with that messaging, why wouldn&#8217;t someone like Brandt feel justified in stopping a threat to the nation?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"13efe17e-3995-4a58-bbe4-b3acb4743f99\" data-aaad=\"true\" data-aa-adunit=\"\/339474670\/NotTheBee\/Article1\" data-status=\"rendered\" data-aa-device=\"[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]\" data-aa-sizes=\"[[300,250],[336,280]]\" data-aa-lazy-loaded=\"false\" data-aa-refresh-viewable=\"10\" data-aa-additional-non-h-b-sizes=\"[&quot;fluid&quot;]\" data-google-query-id=\"CMqT_7G0pvoCFU1gAQodpusDvg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/339474670,22556668885\/NotTheBee\/Article1_2__container__\"><strong>Biden&#8217;s anti-MAGA speech has desired effect: 80% of Dems now view Trump Republicans as extremist threat to nation<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full block\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-center\">\n<div class=\"text-left\">\n<div class=\"border border-gray-200 group bg-gray-50 border cursor-pointer\">\n<div class=\"border-t border-gray-200 py-2 sm:py-3 px-3 sm:px-6\">\n<p><span class=\"text-base font-normal leading-5 text-gray-700 mt-1\">Welp, Biden&#8217;s divisive and hateful anti-Trump and MAGA speech has had its desired effect of making Americans hate each other even more.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex justify-between !mt-2\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"!text-xs !my-0 text-gray-400 break-all\">As a parent, my heart is heavy for Cayler Ellingson&#8217;s mother. I cannot imagine the pain she is going through.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It can&#8217;t bring back her son, but there is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/caylor-ellingson?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unknown&amp;utm_campaign=comms_gfm+caylor-ellingson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0me set up to help with his funeral expenses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brandt posted bail, and is back on the streets. He is now in the process of scrubbing his social media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full block\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-center\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<div id=\"tweet-component-container\" class=\"w-full\">\n<div id=\"tweet-container-1572590769315414020\" class=\"w-full py-2 flex justify-center\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Not_the_Bee&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1572590769315414020&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnotthebee.com%2Farticle%2Fleftist-runs-down-and-kills-18-year-old-conservative-kid-in-north-dakota&amp;sessionId=a86232220aea8e1470c5fabb00eb9de17c8cbfea&amp;siteScreenName=Not_the_Bee&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1bfeb5c3714e8%3A1661975971032&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1572590769315414020\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This leftist didn&#8217;t understand why he was just arrested for running over, killing an 18-year-old &#8220;Republican extremist.&#8221; Huh. 8-year-old Cayler Ellingson was attending a street dance in McHenry, North Dakota, when he encountered a drunken 41-year-old, Shannon Brandt. 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