US Man Linked to Australian Shooters Secures Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys
A US man linked with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla attack that claimed the lives of six individuals – including two officers from Queensland – has accepted a watered-down plea deal.
Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will appear in court on 21 October after finalizing the bargain with US prosecutors.
The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is expected to admit guilt to a sole offense of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a deal to be approved by the judiciary this month.
Links to Aussie Gunmen
Authorities confirmed direct links between the defendant and Gareth and Stacey Train through digital communications.
This couple, along with Nathaniel Train, killed Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.
They were killed in a final shootout with law enforcement, following a extended standoff at the regional property.
American officials said Day corresponded via online platforms with the perpetrators during the period of the fatal attack.
He referred to Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, informing the Trains he desired to be at the scene in person.
Court documents outlined how the couple had posted an end-times recording on YouTube after the shootings, stating police “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.
“If you don’t defend yourself against these devils and demons, you’re a coward … we’ll see you at home, Don. Love you,” the Trains said.
Weapons Stockpile and Legal Proceedings
Legal records reveal Day stockpiled a cache of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted 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 agreement filed in the legal system.
Day said he regularly accessed both the gun room and the weapons, and also trained individuals on how to use the guns properly.
The plea deal will lead to dismissed counts that relate to the alleged issuing threats to officials and FBI agents.
According to legal files, Day had been prohibited from owning weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.
Day, who has served 24 months in custody, 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 low end of the legal sentencing standards.
