US Individual Connected to Australian Gunmen Secures Plea Deal with Prosecutors

An American citizen associated with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia shooting that took six lives – including two Queensland police officers – has accepted a watered-down plea agreement.

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

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

Connections to Australian Shooters

Authorities established direct links between Day and the Train couple through digital communications.

This couple, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, killed Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

They were killed in a final shootout with law enforcement, following a extended standoff at the rural site.

American officials said Day communicated via online platforms with the Trains around the time of the fatal attack.

He described Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and declared they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, informing the Trains he wanted to be at the scene physically.

Court documents detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an apocalyptic recording on the video platform after the incident, saying police “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.

“Failing to stand against these evil forces makes one a coward … we’ll see you at home, Don. Love you,” the Trains expressed.

Weapons Stockpile and Legal Proceedings

Legal records reveal Day stockpiled a cache of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammunition at a rural property 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',” he admitted in the agreement submitted in the legal system.

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

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

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

The defendant, who has served two years in custody, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in jail or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal specifies he will be judged under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.