US Individual Connected to Australian Shooters Strikes Plea Bargain with Prosecutors

A US man linked with the perpetrators behind the fatal Wieambilla attack that claimed the lives of six individuals – including two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a less severe plea deal.

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 expected to admit guilt to a sole offense of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a deal to be approved by the judiciary this month.

Links to Australian Shooters

Authorities confirmed direct links between the defendant and the Train couple through online posts.

This couple, along with Nathaniel Train, killed Queensland police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

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

American officials stated Day communicated via social media with the perpetrators around the time of the fatal attack.

He referred to Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling them he wanted to be at Wieambilla physically.

Court documents detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an end-times recording on the video platform after the incident, saying authorities “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,” the Trains expressed.

Weapons Stockpile and Court Case

Legal records reveal Day accumulated a collection of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, that was equipped with a shooting 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’,” Day admitted in the plea deal filed in the legal system.

Day said he regularly accessed both the gun room and the weapons, and also trained others on how to use the guns properly.

The plea deal will result in charges dropped that pertain to the alleged issuing threats to officials and FBI agents.

Based on legal files, the individual had been prohibited from possessing weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.

Day, who has served two years in detention, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years in jail or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be judged under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.