wisconsin ​teenager Accused of Plotting attack on President, killing parents

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 17-year-old from Wisconsin faces multiple charges, including homicide, after allegedly ⁤killing his mother‍ and stepfather as part of a broader scheme to fund an attack on President Donald Trump, according to federal‍ investigators.

Nikita Casap is ⁤accused of authoring ⁣a manifesto outlining his ‍desire to assassinate ⁣the president ‍to incite political unrest in the‍ United States, the FBI stated in ‌court documents.

“By eliminating the president, and potentially the vice president, ⁢chaos is guaranteed,” Casap allegedly‍ wrote in the manifesto.

Authorities believe Casap murdered his mother, Tatiana‍ Casap, and stepfather, Donald ⁤Mayer, on Feb. 11. Their bodies were discovered more ⁢than two weeks ⁣later when police ​conducted ​a welfare check at their residence.

Later that night, ⁢police apprehended Casap in Kansas while he was driving the family’s SUV. A search of the vehicle revealed $14,000 in cash,jewelry valued at over $14,000,and a revolver,according​ to investigators.

Analysis of Casap’s phone uncovered ⁤materials related to neo-Nazi groups, images of ​Adolf Hitler, and detailed plans for a drone attack, the ‍FBI reported. he ‌had also allegedly purchased a drone⁣ and explosives.

A classmate told investigators that Casap​ had discussed killing his parents and fleeing to Ukraine.

Casap is now facing nine charges, including two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and⁤ two counts of mutilating a corpse.