
North Dakota man free after reportedly admitting he killed teen for being Republican
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The North Dakota man accused of hitting an 18-year-old with his car following a "political dispute" early Sunday morning posted $50,000 bond and was released from jail.
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Brandt, a Glenfield resident, was arrested in the early morning hours of Sunday after he told the state first responders’ radio that "he struck the pedestrian because the pedestrian was threatening him," according to a probable-cause affidavit provided to Fox News Digital on Wednesday morning.
"Brandt stated that the pedestrian called some people and Brandt was afraid they were coming to get him," the document continues. "Brandt admitted to State Radio that he hit the pedestrian and that the pedestrian was part of a Republican extremist group."