American Individual Linked to Australian Shooters Secures Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys

An American citizen associated with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla 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 appear in court on 21 October after striking the plea deal with US prosecutors.

The individual with prior convictions, referred to 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 approved by the court in the current month.

Connections to Aussie Gunmen

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

This couple, along with Nathaniel Train, murdered officers from Queensland Arnold and 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 rural site.

US prosecutors stated Day communicated via social media with the perpetrators during the period of the fatal attack.

Day described Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling them he wanted to be at Wieambilla physically.

Court documents outlined how the couple had uploaded an end-times 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,” they said.

Firearms Cache and Court Case

Legal records reveal the defendant accumulated a collection of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammo at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was equipped with a gun range, weapons room and sniper’s nest.

“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 submitted in the legal system.

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

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

According to court documents, Day had been prohibited from possessing guns and arms because of his violent criminal history.

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