American Man Linked to Aussie Shooters Secures Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys
A US man associated with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla attack that took the lives of six individuals – including two officers from Queensland – has accepted a less severe plea deal.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr. will appear in court on 21 October after striking the bargain with US prosecutors.
The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a sole offense of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be approved by the judiciary in the current month.
Connections to Aussie Gunmen
Investigators established clear connections between the defendant and the Train couple through online posts.
The Trains, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.
The Trains were fatally shot in a gun battle with law enforcement, following a extended standoff at the regional property.
US prosecutors said Day communicated via online platforms with the perpetrators during the period of the fatal attack.
Day described Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, informing them he wanted to be at the scene physically.
Legal filings detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an end-times recording on the video platform after the shootings, saying 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,” they expressed.
Weapons Stockpile and Court Case
Court documents reveal Day stockpiled a cache of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammo at a rural property in Heber, AZ, that was equipped with a gun range, gun 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',” he admitted in the plea deal submitted in the legal system.
He said he frequently used both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also trained others on how to operate the firearms properly.
The bargain will result in charges dropped that relate to the alleged making of threats to officials and federal agents.
Based on court documents, Day had been banned from owning weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.
The defendant, who has completed two years in custody, faces a highest sentence of up to 15 years imprisonment in jail or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement specifies he will be judged under the low end of the sentencing guidelines.
