American Man Connected to Australian Gunmen Strikes Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys
An American citizen associated with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia attack that took six lives – among them two officers from Queensland – has accepted a watered-down plea agreement.
Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will appear in court on 21 October after finalizing the bargain with American authorities.
The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a single offense of illegally owning guns and bullets in a deal to be approved by the court this month.
Connections to Aussie Gunmen
Investigators established direct links between Day and the Train couple through online posts.
This couple, along with Nathaniel Train, murdered officers from Queensland Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.
They were fatally shot in a gun battle with law enforcement, following a extended standoff at the regional property.
US prosecutors stated the accused communicated via social media with the Trains around the time of the deadly ambush.
Day described Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling them he desired to be at the scene physically.
Court documents outlined how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an end-times video on YouTube after the incident, stating 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
Legal records show Day stockpiled a cache of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, that was equipped with a shooting 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',” he said in the agreement submitted in court.
He stated he frequently used both the gun room and the weapons, and also instructed individuals on how to use the firearms correctly.
The plea deal will result in charges dropped that pertain to the alleged issuing threats to public figures and federal agents.
Based on legal files, the individual had been prohibited from owning weapons and firearms because of his violent criminal history.
Day, who has completed 24 months in detention, faces a highest sentence of up to 15 years in jail or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be judged under the minimum range of the sentencing guidelines.
