US Man Linked to Australian Shooters Strikes Plea Deal with Prosecutors

A US man associated with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia attack that claimed six lives – including two Queensland police officers – has accepted a less severe plea agreement.

Arizona-based Donald Day Jr. will appear in 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 illegally owning guns and bullets in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the judiciary in the current month.

Links to Australian Shooters

Authorities established clear connections between the defendant and the Train couple through online posts.

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

They were fatally shot in a final shootout with police, following a protracted siege at the rural site.

American officials stated Day communicated via social media with the Trains during the period of the fatal attack.

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

Court documents detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an end-times video on YouTube after the incident, saying authorities “came to kill us and we killed them”.

“If you don’t defend yourself against these devils and demons, you’re a coward … We will meet you at home, Don. With love,” the Trains said.

Firearms Cache and Court Case

Court documents show the defendant 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 court.

Day said he frequently used both the gun room and the weapons, and also instructed others on how to operate the firearms correctly.

The bargain will result in dismissed counts that relate to the accused making of threats to public figures and FBI agents.

Based on court documents, Day had been prohibited from possessing weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.

Day, who has completed two years in detention, could receive 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 sentenced under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.