FIRST ON FOX: Shannon Brandt did not call 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson a "Republican extremist" during an initial 911 call, casting doubt over an affidavit filed by police in the hours after the teenager was killed.
A probable cause affidavit filed by North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Christopher Allen states that Brandt, 41, hit the teenager with his 2003 Ford Explorer on Sept. 18, 2021 in McHenry, North Dakota, adding that he told a 911 operator he was part of a "Republican extremist group," and that he had a "political argument" with Ellingson. According to the affidavit, Brandt also told the 911 operator that Ellingson was calling other people to "get him."
Ellingson was severely injured as a result of the incident and was taken to a local hospital where he later died.
Brandt was initially charged with criminal vehicular homicide, but that charge was upgraded to murder.
However, a transcript of the 911 call obtained by Fox News Digital does not show that Brandt ever called Ellingson a "Republican extremist."
Instead, Brandt told the 911 operator that Ellingson was threatening him "with something to have to do with -- something with an extremist republican group."
Brandt told the 911 operator that Ellingson made a phone call and was heard saying "I thought he was republican (background noise) or something. You're going to have to come here and handle him."
Brandt said during the call that he tried to "take off" and then "hit him," because the teenager allegedly would...
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