In yet another disturbing example of the two-tiered system of justice that has replaced equal enforcement of the law in America, a North Dakota man who killed a teenager whom he characterized as a “Republican extremist” was released on a bond as the victim’s family was left grieving after his young life was snuffed out in another act of political violence.
Over the weekend, 41-year-old Shannon Brandt took an argument with 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson to extremes following an argument at a street dance, chasing him down on the streets of the city of McHenry and using his SUV as a murder weapon in what is being described as a politically motivated killing.
While details of what led to the murderous act by Brandt – who was allegedly drunk – haven’t been fully fleshed out by authorities, the terrified victim did call his mother on his cellphone, pleading with her to come and rescue him in the minutes before he was chased into an alley at approximately 2:30 am on Sunday morning, Ellingson would not get out of the alley alive.
According to court papers, Brandt called 911 dispatchers that he had hit Ellingson because the teenager was part of a “Republican extremist group,” a label put on tens of millions of Americans by President Joe Biden during his “soul of a nation” speech, one in which he effectively declared voters of the opposition party as enemies of the state in an eerie setting with blood red lighting that some have likened to an address by a classic fascist dictator.
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Brandt seemed to not comprehend the serious nature of the charges against him, vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a deadly accident after a judge ordered him held on $50,000 cash which the alleged murderer objected to, saying that he was not a flight risk.
“I have a job, a life and a house and things I don’t exactly want to see, you know, go by the wayside—family that are very important to me,” he said, expressing no remorse for his victim’s family, but hey, according to Biden, “MAGA Republicans” are almost subhuman.
While there has been the sound of crickets from the mainstream media that hysterically wails against the threat of political violence, reporter Mia Cathell is on the beat of what would be defined as a hate crime if not for today’s double standards.
🚨 41-year-old suspected killer Shannon Brandt, who admitted to hitting 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson with his car over the teen’s conservative views, was RELEASED yesterday on $50k bond. Brandt has been charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a deadly accident. pic.twitter.com/ulWpwOa5CN
— Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) September 21, 2022
Jail confirmed to me that Shannon Brandt, who reportedly confessed to killing a North Dakota teen because the 18yo victim was “part of a Republican extremist group,” posted bond and is back on the streets.
Since his release, it appears Brandt started scrubbing his social media. pic.twitter.com/HAIbprHPpP
— Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) September 21, 2022
An affidavit says Brandt fatally struck the teen over “a political argument.” Brandt claimed Ellingson was “threatening” him and believed he was “calling people to come get him.” Ellingson’s mom said he was being “chased” by Brandt, didn’t know him, and was calling her for help. pic.twitter.com/Dpju6VrIXx
— Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) September 21, 2022
I’ve obtained a search warrant and criminal complaint that say Brandt failed to render aid to the dying teen who was found slain in an alleyway, fled the fatal hit-and-run crime scene, and returned to his residence in a different city where he was later arrested. pic.twitter.com/EDIo5LdW5H
— Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) September 21, 2022
Many on Twitter opined on the media’s disinterest in the politically motivated hate crime.
Shannon Brandt, a North Dakota man, killed 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson using his vehicle.
Brandt admitted to intentionally hitting him after a political dispute, claiming the boy was part of a Republican group.
Why isn’t the media talking about this?
— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) September 21, 2022
Best not to think about how this would be covered if the roles were reversed. Carry on! https://t.co/lYhyFozryW
— Foster (@foster_type) September 21, 2022
To be fair, since the @nytimes isn't doing ongoing coverage of the Waukesha Christmas parade massacre or the attempt on the life of Supreme Court justice Kavanaugh, why would they cover a hit-and-run in North Dakota? https://t.co/6EGdFxJtbg
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) September 21, 2022
2 weeks after Joe Biden’s hate filled speech about Republican’s being an “extremist organization” and a “threat to democracy”, 41-year-old Shannon Brandt killed 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson because he was a Republican.
Why won’t the #fakenews media cover this?
Hypocrites! pic.twitter.com/0cHZU9Tdmf
— Anthony DeWitt (@AnthonyDeWitt7) September 21, 2022
That BYU volleyball story has gotten more national press than the Robert Telles & Shannon Brandt stories combined. By far.
— Chris (@chriswithans) September 21, 2022
In 2017, a leftoid named James Hodgkinson shot at a congressional baseball practice while chanting, “This is for health care”
In 2022, Shannon Brandt killed a young Republican named Cayler Ellingson over a political dispute
Lib media shrugged in both cases, because they approve
— Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) September 21, 2022
How many reporters are surrounding Shannon Brant’s house to ask why he murdered a Republican teenager? His name should be trending by now but instead it’s crickets and 99.5% of America knows the name Cayler Ellingson. pic.twitter.com/SpDVQf2uvi
— Rosie Memos (@almostjingo) September 21, 2022
The mainstream media is the enemy of the people. https://t.co/UdECcAjHaw
— Logan Mainord (@mainord_logan) September 21, 2022
A GoFundMe page has been set up for Sheri Ellingson, the mother of the victim to assist in covering the funeral expenses for her son.
18-year-old Cayler Ellingson was killed in an apparent politically motivated attack. Moments before he was hunted down and slain in an alleyway, the teen called his mom to come rescue him. Here’s the GoFundMe page for Ellingson’s funeral expenses:https://t.co/Dzfn9l2n40
— Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) September 21, 2022
Political violence, once condemned by both political parties has become commonplace since the 2016 election with some notable examples being the crazed Bernie Sanders supporter who tried to slaughter the Republican congressional baseball team on a practice field in June 2017, the destructive national rampage by Black Lives Matter and Antifa hooligans in the summer of 2020, the racist black militant who drove his vehicle through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin last year, and angry mobs swarming the neighborhoods of conservative Supreme Court justices after Roe v. Wade was overturned with one man traveling from California to murder Justice Brett Kavanaugh until he got cold feet at the last minute.
This image will be shared throughout history of the most evil and worst President in U.S. History. pic.twitter.com/WYdqVjAo9r
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) September 2, 2022
But that was before Biden’s speech that put targets on the backs of half of the electorate with the official sanctioning of the United States government, a dog whistle for angry leftists.
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