American Man Linked to Aussie Shooters Secures Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys

An American citizen linked with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia attack that took the lives of six individuals – among them two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a less severe plea deal.

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

The individual with prior convictions, known online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is anticipated to plead guilty to a single charge of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the judiciary this month.

Links to Aussie Gunmen

Investigators established direct links between the defendant and Gareth and Stacey Train through digital communications.

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

They were fatally shot in a gun battle with police, following a protracted siege at the regional property.

American officials stated Day corresponded via online platforms with the Trains during the period of the fatal attack.

Day referred to Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, informing them he wanted to be at Wieambilla in person.

Legal filings detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an end-times video on YouTube after the incident, stating police “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 Legal Proceedings

Legal records reveal the defendant stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, that was equipped with a gun range, gun room and sniper hide.

“The guns and ammo were stored in the trailer I occupied with S.S., within a space we named the 'gun room',” Day admitted in the plea deal filed in the legal system.

He said he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also instructed individuals on how to use the firearms correctly.

The bargain will result in charges dropped that pertain to the accused making of threats to public figures and FBI agents.

Based on legal files, the individual had been banned from owning guns and arms because of his history of violent crimes.

The defendant, who has completed two years in custody, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in jail or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be sentenced under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.