US Individual Connected to Aussie Gunmen Strikes Plea Deal with Prosecutors

A US man linked with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia shooting that claimed six lives – among them two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a less severe plea deal.

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

The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a single offense of illegally owning firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be approved by the court in the current month.

Links to Aussie Gunmen

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

The Trains, along with Nathaniel Train, killed officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

The Trains were fatally shot in a gun battle with police, following a extended standoff at the regional property.

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

Day described Queensland officers as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, informing them he desired to be at Wieambilla in person.

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

“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 expressed.

Firearms Cache and Court Case

Legal records show the defendant stockpiled a collection of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammo at a rural property in Heber, Arizona, that was equipped with a shooting range, gun room and sniper’s nest.

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

Day said he frequently used both the weapons storage and the firearms, and also trained others on how to operate the firearms correctly.

The bargain will lead to charges dropped that pertain to the accused issuing threats to public figures and federal agents.

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

Day, who has served 24 months in custody, faces a highest sentence of up to 15 years in prison or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be judged under the minimum range of the sentencing guidelines.