American Individual Linked to Australian Shooters Strikes Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys

A US man linked with the perpetrators behind the fatal Wieambilla, Australia shooting that claimed the lives of six individuals – including two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a watered-down plea deal.

Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr. will face court on 21 October after finalizing the bargain with US prosecutors.

The individual with prior convictions, known online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is anticipated to plead guilty to a single offense of illegally owning firearms and ammunition in a deal to be sanctioned by the judiciary this month.

Connections to Australian Shooters

Authorities confirmed clear connections between Day and the Train couple through digital communications.

The Trains, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

They were fatally shot in a gun battle with police, following a extended standoff at the regional property.

US prosecutors said Day corresponded via social media with the perpetrators around the time of the deadly ambush.

He described Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, telling them he desired to be at the scene in person.

Legal filings detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an end-times recording on the video platform after the incident, saying police “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.

“Failing to stand against these evil forces makes one a coward … We will meet you at home, Don. With love,” they expressed.

Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings

Court documents show the defendant accumulated a cache of nine high-powered firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a rural property in Heber, Arizona, that was equipped with a gun 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 said in the plea deal submitted in court.

He stated he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the firearms, and also instructed individuals on how to use the firearms correctly.

The bargain will result in charges dropped that pertain to the alleged making of threats to public figures and FBI agents.

Based on court documents, the individual had been banned from possessing weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.

Day, who has completed 24 months in custody, could receive a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in jail or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be judged under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.