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A North Dakota man accused of mowing down an 18-year-old with his car because he thought the young man was a “Republican extremist” has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after initially being charged with murder. Instead of the prospect of life in prison, Shannon Brandt, 42, now faces a maximum sentence of 10 years behind bars in connection with the death of Cayler Ellingson, KVRR-TV reported. Brandt’s attorney, Mark Friese, told the news station earlier this month that the local prosecutor had dropped the murder charge on her own and that “it was not a part of any plea deal.” Continue...

Shannon Brandt, the 41-year-old accused of murdering 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson for being a supposed “Republican extremist,” was freed Tuesday from the Stutsman County jail in North Dakota, Breitbart News has confirmed. An official at the jail told Breitabrt News that Brandt had posted a $50,000 bond and was released. As Breitbart News reported earlier, citing local news, Brandt told local police that he had run Ellingson over with his car. ************** Brandt was charged “with criminal vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash involving a death,” Fox News reported. The killing occurred just days after President Joe Biden...