A Wisconsin teen behind bars on charges that he allegedly killed his parents is being investigated by federal authorities to determine if the slayings were carried out so he could “obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary” to assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the U.S. government.

Investigators are pursuing charges of conspiracy, presidential assassination, and use of weapons of mass destruction against Nikita Casap, 17, reports ABC News. 

Casap was arrested in March on two state charges of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of hiding a corpse, Waukesha County, Wisconsin authorities said. Additional charges include the theft of property of over $10,000 and the misappropriation of identification to obtain money. 

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