Teen killed dad and mom as a part of Trump assassination plot, says FBI

A highschool pupil from Wisconsin killed his dad and mom as half of a bigger plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump, the FBI has mentioned.

Nikita Casap, 17, has been charged with the killing of his mom, Tatiana Casap, 35, and his stepfather Donald Mayer, 51, who had been discovered lifeless at their house on 28 February.

A newly unsealed search warrant additionally alleges that the suspect’s cellphone contained materials referring to a neo-Nazi group referred to as the Order of 9 Angles and reward for Adolf Hitler.

Investigators additionally found antisemitic writings wherein the accused allegedly detailed his plans to kill Trump as part of a broader aim to overthrow the federal government, in keeping with the court docket doc.

The suspect is accused of first-degree intentional murder and 7 different felony counts, together with hiding a corpse and identification theft.

The dad and mom had been discovered lifeless when native officers visited their house within the village of Waukesha, close to Milwaukee, after the boy didn’t attend faculty for 2 weeks.

Mr Mayer had died from a gunshot wound to the pinnacle, whereas Ms Casap died from a number of gunshot wounds on or about 11 February, in keeping with a felony criticism in regards to the teenager.

The identical day their our bodies had been found, the defendant was pulled over by police within the state of Kansas whereas driving a 2018 Volkswagen Atlas belonging to Mr Mayer, investigators mentioned.

Within the automobile was Mr Mayer’s Smith & Wesson .357 pistol, 4 bank cards belonging to the couple, “a number of items” of priceless jewellery, a pried-open secure and $14,000 (£10,700) in foreign money, most of which was inside a Bible, mentioned the felony criticism.

In writings discovered by investigators, the suspect expressed white supremacist beliefs and referred to as for Trump’s assassination to start out a political revolution, in keeping with the search warrant.

The alleged double homicide “seemed to be an effort to acquire the monetary means and autonomy essential to finishing up his plan”, investigators wrote.

The court docket paperwork allege the suspect was talking with individuals in Russia about plans to kill his dad and mom.

Authorities mentioned {the teenager} paid for a drone and explosives to make use of in an assault – and had plans to flee to Ukraine.

“He was in contact with different events about his plan to kill the president and overthrow the federal government of the Unites States,” investigators wrote.

The suspect had a preliminary court docket listening to on 9 April. He has not entered a plea to the costs.

He’s subsequent as a result of seem in court docket for an arraignment – the place he will likely be formally given the costs towards him – on 7 Could, in keeping with the Waukesha County Court docket. He’s being held on a $1m (£764,000) bond.