American Man Linked to Aussie Shooters Strikes Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys
An American citizen linked with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla shooting that claimed six lives – among them two officers from Queensland – has accepted a watered-down 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 single charge of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a arrangement to be approved by the court in the current month.
Links to Australian Shooters
Authorities established clear connections between Day and the Train couple through online posts.
The Trains, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered officers from Queensland Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.
The Trains were killed in a final shootout with police, following a extended standoff at the regional property.
American officials said Day corresponded via online platforms with the perpetrators during the period of the fatal attack.
Day referred to Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling them he desired to be at Wieambilla physically.
Court documents detailed how the couple had uploaded an apocalyptic recording 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’ll see you at home, Don. Love you,” the Trains expressed.
Weapons Stockpile and Court Case
Legal records reveal the defendant accumulated a cache of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a rural property in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted with a gun 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 said in the agreement submitted in court.
Day stated he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also instructed others on how to use the firearms properly.
The plea deal will result in charges dropped that relate to the alleged making of threats to officials and FBI agents.
According to court documents, the individual had been prohibited from owning weapons and firearms because of his violent criminal history.
Day, who has served 24 months in custody, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement specifies he will be judged under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.
