American Man Connected to Aussie Gunmen Strikes Plea Bargain with Prosecutors
A US man linked with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla shooting that claimed six lives – including two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a less severe plea agreement.
Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will face court on October 21 after finalizing the bargain with American authorities.
The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is expected to plead guilty to a sole charge of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a deal to be approved by the judiciary this month.
Connections to Australian Shooters
Investigators confirmed direct links between Day and Gareth and Stacey Train 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 killed in a final shootout with police, following a protracted siege at the regional property.
US prosecutors stated Day communicated via online platforms with the Trains during the period of the deadly ambush.
He described Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, informing them he wanted to be at Wieambilla physically.
Legal filings outlined how the couple had uploaded an end-times video on YouTube 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,” the Trains said.
Weapons Stockpile and Court Case
Legal records reveal the defendant accumulated a cache of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammunition at a rural property 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 admitted in the plea deal submitted in the legal system.
Day stated he regularly accessed both the gun room and the weapons, and also instructed others on how to operate the firearms properly.
The plea deal will result in dismissed counts that relate to the alleged issuing threats to officials and FBI agents.
According to legal files, Day had been prohibited from possessing weapons and firearms because of his violent criminal history.
The defendant, who has served 24 months in detention, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years imprisonment in jail or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be judged under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.
