A 17-year-old Wisconsin teenager was arrested in Iowa over 800 miles away from his home where his mother and stepfather were found slain. The teenager was stopped for running a stop sign in WaKeeney, Iowa and was taken into custody without incident. He is a person of interest in the double homicide that occurred at his home in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The victims were identified as his mother, Tatiana Casap, and stepfather, Donald Mayer. The teenager has been charged with taking his stepfather’s car and a firearm.
The teenager’s perfect attendance at school abruptly ended when he failed to show up for two weeks, prompting a welfare check from school officials. Records show that he left Waukesha and traveled through multiple states before being apprehended in Iowa. Security footage captured him with the family dog driving his stepfather’s car at a truck stop in Iowa. Evidence found in the car included the missing gun, driver’s licenses, and spent shell casings.
Family members described the relationship between the teenager and his stepfather as close, with a shared love for gardening. The teenager had a good reputation at school, excelling academically, and there were no signs of trouble before the incident. The motive for the killings remains unclear, as family members and acquaintances did not report any tension between the teenager and his stepfather.
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