WAUKESHA, Wis. — A homicide investigation in Waukesha has taken a shocking turn, after federal court documents linked the teen accused of killing his parents to plan to assassinate President Donald Trump.
An unsealed warrant filed by the FBI detailed a conspiracy by Nikita Caspan, 17, that tied the teen to a group which the bureau described as a "satanic cult" with anti-Judiac, anti-Christian and anti-Western ideologies.
Casap is facing charges for killing his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and stepfather, Donald Mayer, 51, in February.
The Warrant:
The federal documents show Casap may have been acting in the interests of an extremist group called The Order of the Nine Angels — classified by the FBI as a network of neo Nazi's that advocates for the use of violence and terrorism to destroy modern civilization.
Messages exchanged between Casap and an unknown user on the cross-platform social media service Telegram referenced a self-described "manifesto" that called for the assassination of the president, the start of a political revolution and the promotion of white supremacy.
"As to why, specifically Trump, I think it's obvious," Casap's manifesto reads. "By getting rid of the president and perhaps the vice president, that is guaranteed to bring in some chaos."
The warrant covered several of Casap's electronic devices including his laptop, phone, and external storage drives.
Court documents show Casap engaged online with white nationals about his relationship with his parents.
"My parents don't know lol, they would take my phone away if they did," he wrote to another user. "Are you over 18? Cuz I'm not, thus they still have control."
Investigators found that Casap had plans to use an "attack drone" that would drop a "bomb (with nuts bolts, needles.)."
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Casap negotiated with another Telegram user to purchase the equipment, along with headphones to block out the sound of a Smith and Wesson .357 magnum firearm. They also uncovered instructions on how to use the equipment and how to make a bomb.
“That’s crazy to me because growing up we didn’t even have the internet," Waukesha County resident Andrew Westenberger said reacting to the news.
Following the proposed assassination, Casap planned to flee to Ukraine, according to the warrant.
In the messages between Casap and a user with a Ukrainian phone number, Casap asked, "How long will I need to hide before I will be moved to Ukraine? 1-2 months?"
He had previously told one of his classmates he was in contact with someone in Russia, according to the warrant.
Casap also reportedly would send videos to at least one classmate that included "flashing gory and war images" put to Russian music via Snapchat.
He also told that same classmate he intended to shoot his parents after befriending someone with a gun and stealing it.
Investigators believe Casap may have killed his parents to get the "financial means and autonomy" needed to pursue his plan.
Casap has not been convicted of killing his mother and her husband. He is being tried in Waukesha County and will next appear in court for an arraignment hearing on May 7.
According to court documents, the FBI interviewed the Casap family in November 2023 for unrelated internet IP activity, which they denied. At the time, agents found no corroboration of the alleged activity.
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The Homicide Case
Waukesha prosecutors charged Casap with intentional homicide for the shooting of his mother and her husband. He is also facing two counts of theft-movable property, operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, two counts of identity theft-financial gain and two counts of hiding a corpse.
Records show he lived with the corpses for nearly two weeks before fleeing the scene with about $14,000 in cash, a .375 magnum handgun — belonging to Mayer — and the driver's licenses of both victims.
“It’s kind of scary to think about," Waukesha resident Miranda Benzer said. "It is so true in the fact that you just never know, what’s going kind of going on around you.
Casap was eventually caught by the Wakeeney Police Department in Kansas in a traffic stop. He was arrested and brought back to Waukesha to face the charges.
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