American Man Connected to Aussie Gunmen Strikes Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys
A US man associated with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia attack that claimed the lives of six individuals – including two Queensland police officers – has accepted a less severe plea deal.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr. will appear in court on October 21 after striking the bargain with US prosecutors.
The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is expected to admit guilt to a single charge of illegally owning guns and bullets in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the court this month.
Links to Aussie Gunmen
Authorities established clear connections between the defendant and the Train couple through digital communications.
The Trains, along with Nathaniel Train, killed Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.
They were fatally shot in a gun battle with police, following a extended standoff at the rural site.
American officials stated Day corresponded via online platforms with the perpetrators around the time of the fatal attack.
He described Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and declared they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, telling the Trains he wanted to be at Wieambilla in person.
Legal filings detailed how the couple had uploaded an end-times recording on the video platform after the shootings, saying 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,” they expressed.
Weapons Stockpile and Legal Proceedings
Legal records show Day stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and numerous bullets of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted with a gun range, gun 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 admitted in the agreement submitted in court.
He stated he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also instructed individuals on how to use the firearms properly.
The bargain will result in charges dropped that relate to the accused making of threats to public figures and federal agents.
According to court documents, the individual had been banned from owning guns and arms because of his violent criminal history.
Day, who has served two years in detention, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in jail or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be sentenced under the low end of the sentencing guidelines.
