US Individual Linked to Aussie Gunmen Secures Plea Bargain with Federal Attorneys

A US man associated with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia shooting that claimed the lives of six individuals – including two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a watered-down plea agreement.

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

The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a sole offense of illegally owning firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be approved by the court this month.

Connections to Australian Shooters

Authorities confirmed direct links between Day and the Train couple through digital communications.

The Trains, along with Nathaniel Train, killed officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

The Trains were killed in a final shootout with law enforcement, following a protracted siege at the regional property.

American officials stated the accused corresponded via online platforms with the Trains during the period of the fatal attack.

Day referred to Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and said they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, telling the Trains he desired to be at the scene in person.

Court documents detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an end-times recording on YouTube after the incident, stating 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,” the Trains said.

Weapons Stockpile and Legal Proceedings

Court documents show the defendant stockpiled a collection of nine high-powered firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was equipped with a shooting range, gun room and sniper hide.

“The guns and ammo were stored in the trailer I occupied with S.S., within a space we named the 'gun room',” he said in the plea deal filed in the legal system.

Day said he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also instructed others on how to operate the firearms correctly.

The plea deal will lead to charges dropped that relate to the alleged making of threats to officials and federal agents.

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

The defendant, who has completed two years in detention, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years in jail 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.