American Man Linked to Aussie Gunmen Strikes Plea Deal with Prosecutors
A US man associated with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla attack that took six lives – including two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a less severe plea deal.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr. will face court on October 21 after striking the plea deal with American authorities.
The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is expected to admit guilt to a single offense of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a deal to be approved by the court in the current month.
Connections to Australian Shooters
Authorities established direct links between Day and the Train couple through digital communications.
The Trains, along with Nathaniel Train, killed Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.
They were killed in a gun battle with police, following a protracted siege at the regional property.
American officials stated Day communicated via social media with the perpetrators around the time of the fatal attack.
He described Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and said they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling them he wanted to be at the scene physically.
Legal filings detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an end-times video on the video platform after the incident, saying authorities “came to kill us and we killed them”.
“Failing to stand against these evil forces makes one a coward … we’ll see you at home, Don. Love you,” they expressed.
Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings
Legal records reveal Day stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, 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’,” Day admitted in the plea deal submitted in the legal system.
He said he frequently used both the gun room and the weapons, and also trained individuals on how to operate the guns properly.
The plea deal will result in charges dropped that pertain to the accused issuing threats to officials and FBI agents.
Based on court documents, the individual had been prohibited from possessing weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.
The defendant, who has completed two years in detention, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison or a fine of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be judged under the low end of the sentencing guidelines.
