American Man Linked to Aussie Gunmen Strikes Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys

A US man linked with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla shooting that claimed the lives of six individuals – including two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a less severe plea agreement.

Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will face court on October 21 after striking the bargain with US prosecutors.

The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is expected to admit guilt to a single offense of illegally owning guns and bullets in a deal to be approved by the court this month.

Connections to Aussie Gunmen

Investigators confirmed direct links between Day and Gareth and Stacey Train through online posts.

This couple, along with Nathaniel Train, killed officers from Queensland Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

They were fatally shot in a final shootout with law enforcement, following a protracted siege at the rural site.

American officials said the accused communicated via social media with the Trains around the time of the deadly ambush.

He referred to Queensland officers as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, informing them he wanted to be at the scene physically.

Legal filings outlined how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an end-times recording on YouTube after the shootings, saying authorities “came to kill us and we killed them”.

“Failing to stand against these evil forces makes one a coward … We will meet you at home, Don. With love,” they said.

Weapons Stockpile and Court Case

Court documents show Day accumulated a cache of multiple powerful guns and numerous bullets of ammunition at a rural property in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a gun range, gun 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’,” Day admitted in the agreement filed in the legal system.

Day stated he frequently used both the gun room and the firearms, and also trained individuals on how to operate the firearms properly.

The bargain will result in charges dropped that relate to the accused making of threats to officials and federal agents.

According to legal files, the individual had been banned from owning weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.

Day, who has completed 24 months in detention, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years imprisonment in prison or a fine of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be sentenced under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.