US Man Connected to Aussie Shooters Strikes Plea Deal with Prosecutors

An American citizen associated with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla shooting that claimed the lives of six individuals – including two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a less severe plea deal.

Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will appear in court on October 21 after finalizing the plea deal with American authorities.

The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a sole charge of illegally owning firearms and ammunition in a deal to be sanctioned by the judiciary this month.

Links to Australian Shooters

Authorities confirmed direct links between Day and Gareth and Stacey Train through digital communications.

This couple, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered Queensland police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

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

American officials said the accused corresponded via online platforms with the Trains during the period of the deadly ambush.

He referred to Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and declared they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, telling the Trains he wanted to be at Wieambilla in person.

Court documents outlined how the couple had uploaded an apocalyptic recording on YouTube after the shootings, stating authorities “came to kill us and we killed them”.

“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 expressed.

Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings

Court documents show Day accumulated a collection of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammunition at a rural property in Heber, Arizona, that was equipped with a shooting range, weapons room and sniper’s nest.

“The guns and ammo were stored in the trailer I occupied with S.S., within a space we named 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 others on how to use the firearms properly.

The bargain will result in charges dropped that relate to the accused making of threats to public figures and federal agents.

Based on court documents, the individual had been banned from owning guns and arms because of his history of violent crimes.

Day, who has completed two years in detention, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years in prison or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be judged under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.