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Shannon Brandt, the man who is accused of killing 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson, plans to "fully defend" himself from the murder charges, according to his attorney.

The man accused of running down an 18-year-old with his SUV in McHenry, North Dakota, is due in court Thursday and will either plead guilty or not guilty to murder.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s attorney general on Thursday condemned the violent death of an 18-year-old allegedly struck by a man who said he drove his SUV into the victim after the two had a political argument, and he offered to help a county attorney prosecute the case.

A North Dakota man accused of running over a teen who he described as a member of a “Republican extremist group” has been charged with murder after he was initially freed on bond.

A North Dakota man accused of running over a teen who he described as a member of a “Republican extremist group” has been charged with murder after he was initially freed on bond.

The investigation is ongoing.

The Carrington Police Department and the Foster County states attorney in North Dakota launched an investigation into the death of the child.

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(Fargo, ND) -- The Foster County State's Attorney is recommending new charges against a North Dakota man who is accused of killing an 18-year-old over a political disagreement. The state is charging Shannon Brant with Murder and Duty in Accident Involving Death or Injury, charges which carry a maximum penalty of Life in Prison without parole. According to phone records, Brant

Shannon Brandt faces up to life in prison for the death of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson.