US Man Linked to Aussie Shooters Secures Plea Bargain with Federal Attorneys

A US man associated with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla attack that claimed six lives – including two Queensland police officers – has accepted a watered-down plea agreement.

Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will face court on October 21 after finalizing the bargain with American authorities.

The convicted felon, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is expected to admit guilt to a single charge of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a deal to be approved by the judiciary in the current month.

Connections to Australian Shooters

Investigators established clear connections 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 neighbor Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

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

US prosecutors said the accused communicated via online platforms with the perpetrators around the time of the fatal attack.

Day described Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling the Trains he desired to be at Wieambilla in person.

Court documents outlined how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an apocalyptic video on YouTube after the shootings, saying police “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.

“If you don’t defend yourself against these devils and demons, you’re a coward … we’ll see you at home, Don. Love you,” they expressed.

Firearms Cache and Court Case

Court documents reveal the defendant accumulated a cache of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was equipped with a gun range, weapons 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 admitted in the agreement filed in court.

He stated he frequently used both the gun room and the weapons, and also trained others on how to use the firearms correctly.

The plea deal will lead to charges dropped that pertain to the accused making of threats to public figures and federal agents.

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

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