US Man Connected to Australian Gunmen Secures Plea Deal with Federal Attorneys
An American citizen associated with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia shooting that took the lives of six individuals – including two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a less severe plea agreement.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr. will face court on 21 October after finalizing the plea deal with US prosecutors.
The convicted felon, referred to online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is anticipated to plead guilty to a single offense of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the court in the current month.
Connections to Aussie Gunmen
Authorities confirmed clear connections between Day and Gareth and Stacey Train through online posts.
This couple, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, killed officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.
The Trains were killed in a gun battle with police, following a protracted siege at the regional property.
US prosecutors said the accused corresponded via online platforms with the Trains during the period of the deadly ambush.
He referred to Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and said they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling the Trains he wanted to be at Wieambilla in person.
Court documents detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an end-times video on YouTube after the incident, stating police “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.
“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 said.
Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings
Court documents reveal Day stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a gun range, weapons 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 admitted in the agreement submitted in the legal system.
Day stated he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also instructed individuals on how to operate the guns properly.
The bargain will lead to charges dropped that relate to the accused issuing threats to officials and FBI agents.
According to legal files, Day had been prohibited from owning weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.
The defendant, who has completed 24 months in detention, faces a highest sentence of up to 15 years in jail or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be sentenced under the low end of the sentencing guidelines.
