Overview
- Court filings show 18-year-old Nikita Casap plans to plead guilty to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide at a Jan. 8 plea and sentencing hearing.
- Under a pretrial offer, prosecutors would dismiss seven remaining felonies, including theft, hiding a corpse, taking a vehicle without consent, and misappropriating ID information, with the status of an intimidation charge not specified.
- If the deal is accepted, the judge could sentence Casap to life without the possibility of extended supervision, which is the maximum under state law.
- Police say Casap’s mother, Tatiana Casap, and stepfather, Donald Mayer, were found dead on Feb. 28, 2024, and that the teen was located later that day in Kansas with a firearm, spent shell casings, ammunition, and the victims’ IDs in his vehicle.
- The criminal complaint alleges contacts with someone in Russia and discussions of overthrowing the U.S. government and assassinating President Trump, and investigators considered federal charges, but no federal indictment was filed as Casap remains jailed on $1 million bond.