A Wisconsin teenager was arrested in Iowa, more than 800 miles from the home where his mother and stepfather were found slain, authorities said Tuesday.

On Feb. 28, at approximately 11:25 p.m., police in WaKeeney, Kansas, stopped Donald Mayer's Volkswagen Atlas. Nikita Casap was driving, and the family dog was in the vehicle. Casap was arrested in town, but near Interstate 70, after running a stop sign.

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Both victims found dead in a Waukesha home over the weekend have officially been identified. The Waukesha County Medical Examiner identified them as 51-year-old Donald Mayer and 35-year-old Tatiana Casap.

Nikita “Niki” Casap, 17, appeared in court Monday for the first time since his arrest in Kansas. He is facing charges after his mother, Tatiana Casap, and his stepfather, Donald Mayer, were found dead Friday night at the family’s home in Waukesha.

A detective showed the video to the child's parents, who were "upset due to the video being different from what they were told by the staff at the preschool."

Wisconsin teen awaits extradition following Kansas arrest, as authorities investigate double homicide of parents in Waukesha home

According to the criminal complaint, 17-year-old Nikita Casap was absent from class at Waukesha West High School for two weeks before a school resource officer and Casap's grandmother, Judith Mayer, requested a welfare check at the family home on Cider Hills Drive in Waukesha. Casap previously had perfect attendance.

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