US Individual Linked to Aussie Gunmen Secures Plea Deal with Prosecutors
A US man associated with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia attack that claimed the lives of six individuals – among them two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a watered-down plea agreement.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will appear in court on October 21 after finalizing the plea deal with American authorities.
The individual with prior convictions, known online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is expected to admit guilt to a sole charge of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the court this month.
Connections to Australian Shooters
Authorities established direct links between the defendant and the Train couple through digital communications.
The Trains, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, killed Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.
The Trains were fatally shot in a final shootout with police, following a extended standoff at the rural site.
US prosecutors stated Day communicated via online platforms with the perpetrators during the period of the fatal attack.
Day described Queensland officers as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, informing them he desired to be at the scene in person.
Legal filings outlined how the couple had posted an end-times video on the video platform after the incident, 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,” the Trains expressed.
Firearms Cache and Court Case
Court documents show the defendant stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted with a gun range, weapons 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',” Day said in the agreement submitted in the legal system.
Day said he frequently used both the gun room and the weapons, and also instructed individuals on how to use the guns correctly.
The plea deal will lead to charges dropped that relate to the alleged issuing threats to officials and FBI agents.
According to legal files, the individual had been prohibited from owning guns and arms because of his violent criminal history.
Day, who has served 24 months in custody, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years imprisonment in jail or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be judged under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.
