US Individual Linked to Australian Gunmen Strikes Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys
An American citizen linked with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla, Australia attack that took the lives of six individuals – including two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a watered-down plea deal.
Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will appear in court on October 21 after striking the bargain with American authorities.
The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is expected to plead guilty to a single charge of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be approved by the court this month.
Links to Australian Shooters
Authorities confirmed clear connections between Day and the Train couple through online posts.
The Trains, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered officers from Queensland Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.
They were killed in a gun battle with law enforcement, following a extended standoff at the rural site.
American officials said the accused communicated via online platforms with the perpetrators during the period of the deadly ambush.
He described Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and said they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, informing them he wanted to be at Wieambilla physically.
Court documents outlined how the couple had posted an apocalyptic recording on the video platform after the shootings, 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 will meet you at home, Don. With love,” they said.
Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings
Court documents reveal the defendant stockpiled a cache of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammo at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted with a shooting 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 admitted in the plea deal submitted in the legal system.
He stated he frequently used both the gun room and the firearms, and also trained individuals on how to operate the firearms correctly.
The bargain will result in dismissed counts that pertain to the alleged issuing threats to public figures and federal agents.
According to legal files, the individual had been banned from possessing guns and arms because of his history of violent crimes.
The defendant, who has served two years in detention, could receive a maximum penalty of up to 15 years imprisonment in prison or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be sentenced under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.
