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Associated Press
13-04-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Wisconsin teen charged in parents' deaths is accused of plotting to kill Trump
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin teenager charged in the deaths of his parents faces wider allegations that he killed them to 'obtain the financial means' to assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the government, according to a recently unsealed federal warrant. Nikita Casap, 17, was charged last month by Waukesha County authorities with first-degree murder, theft and other crimes in the deaths of his mother, Tatiana Casap, and his stepfather, Donald Mayer. Authorities allege the teenager fatally shot them at their home outside Milwaukee in February and lived with the decomposing bodies for weeks before fleeing with $14,000 cash, passports and the family dog. He was arrested last month in Kansas. Casap, in custody at the Waukesha County jail on a $1 million bond, is due in court next month to enter a plea. County prosecutors have offered a glimpse of the federal allegations, which were outlined in an FBI warrant unsealed Friday. Federal authorities accuse Casap of planning his parents' murders, buying a drone and explosives, and sharing his plans with others, including a Russian speaker. His intentions are detailed in a three-page antisemitic manifesto praising Adolf Hitler. The warrant filed at the federal court in Milwaukee also contains excerpts of communications on TikTok and the Telegram messenger app. 'Casap appears to have written a manifest calling for the assassination of the President of the United States. He was in touch with other parties about his plan to kill the President and overthrow the government of the United States,' the search warrant says. 'The killing of his parents appeared to be an effort to obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary to carrying out his plan.' In court, prosecutors alleged Casap was in touch with a person who speaks Russian and shared a plan to flee to Ukraine. Authorities found him in Kansas with money, passports, a car and the family's dog. Federal prosecutors alleged Casap's manifesto outlined his reasons for wanting to kill Trump and included ideas about how he would live in Ukraine. Citing Casap's writings, the federal warrant said the teenager wanted to spur governmental collapse by 'by getting rid of the president and perhaps the vice president.' Phone and online messages seeking comment were left Sunday for Casap's public defender, Nicole Ostrowski. In court last month, she moved to dismiss some of the charges against her client, including theft, arguing that prosecutors had not laid out their case. She's also noted her client's age during court proceedings. 'He is young, he is still in high school,' she said on March 12. County authorities also charged Casap with hiding a corpse, theft and misappropriating identification to obtain money. Officers found the bodies of Tatiana Casap, 35; and Mayer, 51, on Feb. 28. Family members requested a well-being check after Mayer didn't report for work and Nikita Casap skipped school for about two weeks. Authorities believe the parents were killed weeks earlier. Prosecutors said in court that the couple's bodies were so badly decomposed that they had to be identified through dental records.
South China Morning Post
13-04-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
US teen accused in parents' murder plotted Trump assassination: court filings
A Wisconsin teenager is accused of killing his parents as part of an extremist plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump and start a revolution to 'save the white race', newly unsealed federal court documents show. Advertisement Nikita Casap, 17, was arrested last month after his mother, 35-year-old Tatiana Casap, and stepfather, 51-year-old Donald Mayer, were found dead inside their home in Waukesha, just east of Milwaukee. He was charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and other crimes, the Waukesha county sheriff's department announced on March 27. This week, a search warrant filed with the US District Court for the eastern district of Wisconsin was unsealed, painting a chilling picture of the teen's motivation behind his alleged crimes. According to documents, investigators found materials on electronic devices used by the teen in which he appeared to share the views of a neo-Nazi group named 'The Order of Nine Angels' – which is described by investigators as 'a network of individuals holding new-Nazi, racially motivated, extremist views'. Advertisement Investigators also found documents that refer to a manifesto that calls for the 'assassination of the President of the United States to foment a political revolution in the United States and 'save the white races' from 'Jewish-controlled' politicians.''
CBS News
13-04-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Wisconsin teen charged in parents' murder plotted to assassinate President Trump, FBI says
WAUKESHA, Wisconsin ( WDJT ) -- 17-year-old Nikita Casap is charged in the deaths of his mother and stepfather after he was arrested back in March when he fled the state. Now, as part of that homicide investigation, a search warrant filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has been unsealed, outlining what was found on Casap's cellphone and other electronic devices. The warrant reveals that during their search, investigators found material on his phone in regard to "The Order of Nine Angles", an extremist neo-Nazi group. Furthermore, investigators reviewed images and communications that referenced a self-described manifesto regarding assassinating the President, making bombs, and terrorist attacks. The warrant refers to "calling for the assassination of the President of the United States in order to foment a political revolution in the United States and "save the white races" from "Jewish controlled" politicians."" The document also contained images of Adolf Hitler with text "HAIL HITLER HAIL THE WHITE RACE HAIL VICTORY". In an excerpt from the three-page manifesto, Casap specifies why he would go after the President. "As to why, specifically Trump, I think it's obvious. By getting rid of the president and perhaps the vice president, that is guaranteed to bring in some chaos and not only that, but it will further bring into the public the idea that assassinations and accelerating the collapse are possible things to do." The document goes on to say that Casap also paid for, at least in part, a drone and explosives to be used as a weapon of mass destruction to commit an attack. And that the killing of his parents "appeared to be an effort to obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary to carrying out his plan." You can read the full warrant here, including Casap's intentions of escaping overseas to Ukraine. Casap last appeared in court on April 9, where he was bound over for trial. He currently faces two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and seven other felony charges including hiding a corpse and identity theft. Casap is due back in court on May 7 for an arraignment. He is currently in custody on a $1 million bond.
