A Wisconsin teenager was accused of having murdered his mother and stepfather, and is accused of living with their “rotten corpses” for two weeks, according to the prosecutors.
Nikita Casap, 17, appeared before the court on March 27 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he faced several accusations, including an intentional homicide in the first degree in the death of his mother, Tatiana Casap, 35, and his stepfather, Donald Mayer, 51.
Casap’s body was found on February 20 after Mayer’s mother called the Sheriff’s office and asked for a wellness check. A teenage school resource agent also asked for a wellness check after being absent for two weeks after “perfect” attendance, according to at the 14 -page criminal complaint.
When the police arrived, Casap’s body was found in a decomposition state with ball injuries, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Department of Waukesha.
The boy’s mother was found in a corridor covered with covers and a towel, according to the authorities.
“The woman was carrying a jacket and had towels on her legs and a blanket on her body. Her face was blackened with decomposition with dried blood on the ground around her,” the police said in the complaint.
On February 28, police executed a search warrant and found the Casap stepfather in a first floor office, covered by a pile of clothes.
Casap was found on February 28 after having run a shutdown while driving Mayer’s car with the family dog inside. He also had Mayer’s firearm with him, according to the complaint.
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“The police observed a pistol on the floor on the passenger side which was then determined to be a Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum weapon,” said the complaint.
Casap, which has no driving license, was also found with jewelry, laptops and other precious items in the vehicle.
Casap was initially billed on March 3 for driving an engine vehicle without the owner’s consent and theft of mobile goods.
On March 27, he was charged with two intentional homicide chiefs in the first degree, two corpse leaders of a corpse, theft of goods of more than $ 10,000 and two chiefs of diverted identification to obtain money, the said the Sheriff department in a press release.
“Injunctional homicide in the first degree; the greatest number that we have, frankly, in our country ”, Waukesha circuit court judge Ralph Ramirez saidAccording to the affiliate of NBC Kgns News.
Police said they had found a camera memory card containing a video of Casap candles turning into the office where Mayer’s body was found, and they alleged that he recorded the corpse about a week after being killed.
“The camera is turned in front of a chair and the detective Seitz probably understood the defendant state,” therefore, you can see it there. I can literally see the rotten body, “” according to the complaint.
The agents also said they had found messages on Casap’s mobile phone to a Russian citizen discussing plans to escape in Ukraine via the Telegram application.
“He spoke with someone in Russian to move to Ukraine after having committed these crimes, so the state fears that he is a risk of theft if he is never released,” said prosecutor Brooke Schultz at Casap’s hearing.
In the complaint, the police said that Casap and the person he sent a message on the application “planned to overthrow the US government and assassinate President Trump”.
“How long should I hide before I was moved to Ukraine?” One to two months? ” Casap wrote to the unknown, according to the complaint.
“While in Ukraine, I can live a normal life?” Even if when he is discovered, I did it? ” Casap wrote in another message.
Casap could risk in life for life in the event of a conviction. His deposit was set at $ 1 million. Its preliminary audience is scheduled for April 9.
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