US Individual Linked to Aussie Gunmen Strikes Plea Bargain with Federal Attorneys

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

Arizona-based Donald Day Jr. will appear in court on October 21 after finalizing 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 offense of illegally owning firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the court this month.

Connections to Aussie Gunmen

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

The Trains, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, killed officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.

The Trains were killed in a final shootout with police, following a protracted siege at the rural site.

US prosecutors said Day communicated via online platforms with the perpetrators around the time of the deadly ambush.

He referred to Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, informing them he desired to be at Wieambilla physically.

Court documents outlined how the couple had posted an apocalyptic recording on the video platform after the incident, saying authorities “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.

“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

Court documents show the defendant accumulated a cache of multiple powerful guns and numerous bullets of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a shooting 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 said in the agreement filed in the legal system.

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

The bargain will lead to charges dropped that relate to the accused making of threats to public figures and federal agents.

According to legal files, Day had been banned from owning weapons and firearms because of his violent criminal history.

Day, who has completed 24 months in detention, faces a highest sentence of up to 15 years in prison or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal specifies he will be sentenced under the minimum range of the sentencing guidelines.