"No evidence" teenager Cayler Ellingson was part of a "Republican extremist group | Eastern NC Now

A top North Dakota law enforcement official revealed Thursday there is "no evidence" suggesting teenager Cayler Ellingson was part of a "Republican extremist group."

What are the details?

The probable cause affidavit states that Shannon Brandt, 41, told a 911 dispatcher he used his car to mow down Ellingson — who later died from his injuries — because the 18-year-old was a "Republican extremist" and was threatening him.

"Brandt admitted to striking [Ellingson] with his car because he had a political argument with the pedestrian and believed the pedestrian was calling people to come get him," the affidavit reads. "Brandt admitted to leaving the scene of the incident and returning shortly after where he called 911."

The court document also explains what Brandt told emergency dispatchers.

"Brandt admitted to State Radio that he hit the pedestrian and that the pedestrian was part of a Republican extremist group," the probable cause affidavit states.

But according to North Dakota Highway Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind, there is no evidence to support Brandt's claim.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/north-dakota-police-no-evidence-republican-extremist