Police: Driver admitted to intentionally killing teen at North Dakota street dance after political dispute

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[Tench_Coxe]

MCHENRY, N.D. — According to court papers, it was not an accident but apparently a politically motivated attack.

The fatal vehicle-pedestrian incident happened early Sunday morning, Sept. 18, in McHenry, North Dakota, about 120 miles northwest of Fargo and 54 miles north of Jamestown.

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Court papers show Brandt called 911 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday and told the 911 dispatcher that he just hit Ellingson, claiming the teen was part of a Republican extremist group and was calling people to come get Brandt after a political argument.

[wintertime]

He looks like a nice, clean-cut, and very UNscary kid.

[wintertime]

This guy looks very scary.

[freeandfreezing]

It will be interesting to see the treatment of the accused driver compared to the treatment of the driver who apparently caused the death of a young leftist protestor in Charlottesville. That driver was sentenced to multiple life sentences, and every possible charge was filed against them.

[piasa]

His family was so important to him that he was at a street dance at 2:30 in the morning without his family, arguing with a guy half his age.

[piasa]

Already released on bail...

[sport]

He will get off scott free.He has already spent all the time in jail for what he did than he is going to spend. The guy in Florida that murdered the man and his wife and eat the man's face will walk also. Next year he will be back at Florida State. His daddy has too much money for him to go to prison.