US Individual Connected to Aussie Gunmen Strikes Plea Bargain with Federal Attorneys
A US man linked with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia attack that took the lives of six individuals – including two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a watered-down plea agreement.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will face court on 21 October after finalizing the plea deal with American authorities.
The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is expected to plead guilty to a single offense of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a deal to be approved by the court this month.
Connections to Australian Shooters
Investigators established direct links between the defendant and the Train couple through digital communications.
This couple, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.
They were killed in a gun battle with law enforcement, following a protracted siege at the regional property.
American officials said Day communicated via online platforms with the perpetrators during the period of the deadly ambush.
He described Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said 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 recording on the video platform after the incident, stating authorities “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.
“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
Legal records show the defendant accumulated a collection of nine high-powered firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a shooting range, gun room and sniper’s nest.
“The firearms and ammunition were kept in the mobile home I shared with S.S., in a room we called the ‘gun room’,” Day admitted in the agreement filed in the legal system.
He said he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the firearms, and also instructed individuals on how to operate the firearms properly.
The bargain will lead to charges dropped that pertain to the alleged issuing threats to public figures and FBI agents.
Based on legal files, Day had been prohibited from owning guns and arms because of his history of violent crimes.
The defendant, who has completed 24 months in detention, could receive a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in jail or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be judged under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.
