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North Dakota high school holds moment of silence for slain Cayler Ellingson during homecoming football game
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CARRINGTON, N.D. — Throughout its homecoming sport, the North Dakota highschool the place Cayler Ellingson not too long ago graduated held a second of silence in remembrance of the 18-year-old who was killed on Sunday after a political argument.
The second of silence was held throughout Carrington Excessive Faculty’s homecoming soccer sport on Friday evening. Ellingson graduated from the highschool in 2022.
Ellingson was killed early Sunday morning in McHenry, North Dakota after Shannon Brandt, 41, allegedly admitted to utilizing his SUV to hit Ellingson, who later died at a neighborhood hospital.
In accordance with an affidavit, Brandt instructed the state first responders’ radio that he struck the pedestrian with an SUV as a result of the “pedestrian was threatening him,” including that he thought Ellingson was a part of a “Republican extremist group.”
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Throughout their homecoming sport, the North Dakota highschool that Cayler Ellingson not too long ago graduated from held a second of silence in remembrance of the 18-year-old who was killed on Sunday.
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“Brandt said that the pedestrian known as some folks and Brandt was afraid they had been coming to get him,” the courtroom doc states. “Brandt admitted to State Radio that he hit the pedestrian and that the pedestrian was a part of a Republican extremist group.”
North Dakota Freeway Patrol Captain Bryan Niewind instructed Fox Information Digital on Thursday that there was “no proof” supporting that declare.
“There is no such thing as a proof to help the declare Brandt made about Ellingson,” Niewind stated. “This stays an lively investigation and as proof is gathered and reviewed, we are going to seek the advice of with the Foster County State’s Lawyer to find out if Brandt’s present expenses will stay as at the moment charged or if extra expenses shall be introduced towards him.”
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Shannon Brandt, 41, is charged within the vehicular loss of life of a North Dakota teenage boy he claimed occurred after a political argument.
(Foster County Sheriff)
Brandt was charged with prison vehicular murder, in addition to leaving the scene of a crash involving a loss of life after the incident. He was being held within the Stutsman County Jail till Tuesday, when he posted a $50,000 bond and was launched.
The incident occurred after a “avenue dance,” and courtroom paperwork state that Brandt initially fled the incident, solely to later return and name 911 to report what occurred.
Portion of the possible trigger affidavit for the Sept. 18 arrest of Shannon Brandt
(Foster County State’s Lawyer’s Workplace)
The 18-year-old’s dad and mom instructed police they knew Brandt, however stated their son did not.
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Portion of the possible trigger affidavit for the Sept. 18 arrest of Shannon Brandt
(Foster County State’s Lawyer’s Workplace)
Police additionally went to Brandt’s residence in Glenfield the place he talked to officers and “admitted to consuming alcohol previous to the incident,” the affidavit states.
Brandt’s blood-alcohol stage was 0.08, a breathalyzer take a look at later confirmed, based on the affidavit.
Fox Information’ Stephanie Pagones and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.