American Individual Connected to Australian Shooters Strikes Plea Bargain with Federal Attorneys

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

Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr. will appear in court on October 21 after finalizing the bargain with American authorities.

The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is anticipated to plead guilty to a sole charge of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a deal to be approved by the court in the current month.

Connections to Australian Shooters

Authorities confirmed clear connections between the defendant and Gareth and Stacey Train through digital communications.

The Trains, along with Nathaniel Train, murdered Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

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

US prosecutors said the accused corresponded via online platforms with the perpetrators during the period of the deadly ambush.

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

Legal filings outlined how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an end-times recording on the video platform after the shootings, saying authorities “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 said.

Weapons Stockpile and Legal Proceedings

Court documents show Day stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and numerous bullets of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted with a gun range, weapons room and sniper hide.

“The firearms and ammunition were kept in the mobile home I shared with S.S., in a room we called the ‘gun room’,” he said in the agreement filed in the legal system.

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

The plea deal will lead to dismissed counts that pertain to the alleged issuing threats to officials and FBI agents.

Based on court documents, Day had been prohibited from owning guns and arms because of his violent criminal history.

The defendant, who has completed 24 months in detention, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years imprisonment in prison or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be sentenced under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.