US Man Connected to Aussie Shooters Secures Plea Deal with Prosecutors
A US man linked with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla attack that claimed the lives of six individuals – among them two Queensland police officers – has accepted a less severe plea agreement.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr. will face court on 21 October after finalizing 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 charge of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be approved by the court in the current month.
Links to Aussie Gunmen
Authorities confirmed clear connections between Day and the Train couple through digital communications.
The Trains, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered Queensland police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.
They were fatally shot in a final shootout with police, following a protracted siege at the regional property.
American officials stated the accused corresponded via online platforms with the Trains during the period of the deadly ambush.
Day described Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, informing them he wanted to be at the scene in person.
Legal filings detailed how the couple had posted an end-times recording on YouTube after the incident, 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.
Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings
Court documents show Day accumulated a collection of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a shooting 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',” Day admitted in the agreement filed in the legal system.
Day stated he regularly accessed both the gun room and the weapons, and also trained others on how to operate the firearms correctly.
The bargain will lead to dismissed counts that pertain to the alleged making of threats to officials and federal agents.
Based on legal files, Day had been prohibited from possessing weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.
Day, who has served 24 months in detention, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement specifies he will be judged under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.
