American Man Connected to Aussie Shooters Strikes Plea Bargain with Prosecutors

A US man linked with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla attack that took the lives of six individuals – including two officers from Queensland – has accepted a less severe plea agreement.

Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will appear in court on 21 October after finalizing the plea deal with US prosecutors.

The convicted felon, referred to online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is anticipated to plead guilty to a sole charge of illegally owning guns and bullets in a deal to be sanctioned by the court in the current month.

Connections to Australian Shooters

Authorities confirmed direct links between the defendant and the Train couple through digital communications.

The Trains, along with Nathaniel Train, murdered officers from Queensland Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.

The Trains were killed in a gun battle with police, following a extended standoff at the rural site.

US prosecutors stated the accused corresponded via online platforms with the perpetrators during the period of the deadly ambush.

Day referred to Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, informing them he wanted to be at Wieambilla in person.

Legal filings outlined how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an end-times video on the video platform after the incident, stating police “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.

“If you don’t defend yourself against these devils and demons, you’re a coward … We will meet you at home, Don. With love,” they said.

Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings

Court documents reveal Day stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted with a shooting range, weapons room and sniper’s nest.

“The firearms and ammunition were kept in the mobile home I shared with S.S., in a room we called the ‘gun room’,” he admitted in the plea deal submitted in the legal system.

Day stated he frequently used both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also instructed individuals on how to operate the guns properly.

The bargain will result in charges dropped that relate to the alleged issuing threats to public figures and federal agents.

According to court documents, Day had been banned from possessing guns and arms because of his history of violent crimes.

Day, who has completed two years in detention, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years in prison or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement specifies he will be sentenced under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.