Nikita Casap, 18, killed his mother and father last February as part of a deranged plot to assassinate President Trump.
The Waukesha man who murdered his parents to finance a deranged plot to assassinate President Donald Trump was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life terms without the possibility of extended supervision.
Nikita Casap, 18, was emotionless in Waukesha County Circuit Court as Judge Ralph Ramirez imposed the maximum penalty for the brutal February 2025 killings of his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and stepfather, Donald Mayer, 51. Casap had pleaded guilty in January to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide as part of a deal that dropped additional charges, including hiding corpses and theft.
Prosecutors said Casap shot his parents in the head at their home on Feb. 11, 2025, then lived among their decomposing bodies for nearly two weeks while ransacking the house and stealing cash, jewelry, their vehicle and other items. He fled cross-country, only to be arrested in Kansas on March 2 after running a stop sign, with $14,000 in cash—some hidden in a Bible—and a firearm.
Federal investigators uncovered a chilling three-page manifesto on Casap’s phone calling for Trump’s assassination, along with plans to overthrow the U.S. government. He communicated via Telegram with contacts, including one in Russia, about acquiring a drone, explosives and other means for the attack.
Authorities described the murders as deliberate steps to gain “financial means and autonomy” for his violent scheme, which also tied him to neo-Nazi extremist ideology.
District Attorney Lesli Boese, who pushed for life without parole, called the case a “maximum penalty” matter, emphasizing the cold-blooded nature of parricide and the thwarted threat to the president.
“This defendant showed no remorse for destroying his own family in pursuit of evil,” she said outside the courthouse Thursday.
