American Individual Connected to Australian Gunmen Secures Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys

An American citizen associated with the perpetrators behind the fatal Wieambilla shooting that claimed six lives – among them two officers from Queensland – has accepted a less severe plea agreement.

Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will appear in court on October 21 after striking the bargain with American authorities.

The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is expected to admit guilt to a single charge of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a deal to be sanctioned by the judiciary this month.

Links to Aussie Gunmen

Authorities established clear connections between Day and the Train couple through online posts.

This couple, along with Nathaniel Train, killed officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.

The Trains were killed in a gun battle with police, following a protracted siege at the regional property.

American officials stated Day communicated via social media with the perpetrators during the period of the deadly ambush.

Day described Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, informing them he wanted to be at the scene in person.

Court documents detailed how the couple had posted an end-times recording on YouTube after the incident, stating police “came to kill us and we killed them”.

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

Weapons Stockpile and Court Case

Legal records show Day stockpiled a cache of nine high-powered firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a rural property in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted with a shooting range, gun 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’,” he admitted in the agreement filed in the legal system.

Day stated he frequently used both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also trained others on how to operate the firearms correctly.

The plea deal will result in charges dropped that pertain to the accused issuing threats to public figures and federal agents.

According to legal files, Day had been prohibited from owning weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.

The defendant, who has served two years in custody, faces a highest sentence of up to 15 years in jail or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal specifies he will be judged under the minimum range of the sentencing guidelines.