Milwaukee, April 16 : A 17-year-old Wisconsin teenager accused of fatally shooting his parents has been charged with murder and faces federal scrutiny over allegations he planned to use the stolen money to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump and overthrow the government, according to court documents unsealed last week.
Nikita Casap was charged in Waukesha County last month with first-degree murder, theft, hiding a corpse, and misappropriating identification in the deaths of his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and stepfather, Donald Mayer, 51.
Federal authorities allege the teenager killed his parents to “obtain the financial means” to carry out a political assassination and initiate a government collapse. According to an FBI search warrant filed in federal court in Milwaukee, Casap left behind a manifesto containing antisemitic rhetoric, praise for Adolf Hitler, and detailed plans to kill Trump and possibly the vice president.
“Casap appears to have written a manifest calling for the assassination of the President of the United States,” the warrant stated. “He was in touch with other parties about his plan to kill the President and overthrow the government of the United States.”
Authorities believe Casap fatally shot his parents at their home near Milwaukee in February and lived with their decomposing bodies for weeks. Their remains were discovered on February 28 after relatives requested a welfare check when Mayer failed to report to work and Casap missed school for two weeks. The bodies were in such an advanced state of decomposition that dental records were used for identification.
Casap fled the scene with $14,000 in cash, passports, the family dog, and a vehicle, investigators said. He was arrested weeks later in Kansas.
The FBI warrant indicated Casap had purchased a drone and explosives, and had communicated his intentions with others, including a Russian-speaking individual. Prosecutors said the teen planned to flee to Ukraine after carrying out the assassination.
“The killing of his parents appeared to be an effort to obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary to carrying out his plan,” the warrant added.
Casap is currently being held in Waukesha County Jail on a $1 million bond. He is expected to enter a plea next month.
His public defender, Nicole Ostrowski, has moved to dismiss several charges, including theft, citing a lack of supporting evidence from prosecutors. She also noted the defendant’s age during court proceedings. “He is young, he is still in high school,” Ostrowski said during a March 12 hearing.
Federal authorities have not yet announced additional charges stemming from the alleged plot.
