American Individual Linked to Aussie Gunmen Secures Plea Deal with Prosecutors
An American citizen linked with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla, Australia attack that took the lives of six individuals – among them two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a watered-down plea deal.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will face court on October 21 after finalizing the bargain with American authorities.
The convicted felon, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is expected to plead guilty to a sole charge of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the judiciary this month.
Connections to Aussie Gunmen
Investigators established direct links between Day and the Train couple through online posts.
The Trains, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, killed officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbour 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 rural site.
US prosecutors stated the accused corresponded via online platforms with the Trains around the time of the deadly ambush.
He referred to Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and said they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, informing the Trains he wanted to be at Wieambilla in person.
Court documents outlined how the couple had uploaded an apocalyptic video on the video platform after the shootings, stating authorities “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,” the Trains said.
Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings
Legal records show Day stockpiled a cache of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was equipped with a gun 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 the legal system.
Day said he regularly accessed both the gun room and the firearms, and also instructed others on how to operate the guns properly.
The plea deal will lead to dismissed counts that relate to the alleged issuing threats to public figures and FBI agents.
According to court documents, the individual had been prohibited from possessing weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.
The defendant, who has served two years in custody, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years imprisonment in jail or a fine of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be sentenced under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.
