A former assistant U.S. attorney says that Shannon Brandt's bond is "woefully inadequate" for what he did, and says that he should be charged with murder.
The incident transpired Sunday in the small city of McHenry, and saw 41-year-old Shannon Brandt - who fled the scene of the fatal crash - charged with criminal vehicular homicide.
A funeral is being held for Cayler Ellingson, just over a week after he died after being struck by an SUV that Shannon Brandt was driving, according to an affidavit.
North Dakota Democrat Shannon Brandt, who fatally hit an 18-year-old Republican with his car, is temporarily walking free without parole after posting $50,000 bail.