American Man Connected to Aussie Gunmen Secures Plea Bargain with Prosecutors
An American citizen linked with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia attack that took six lives – including two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a less severe plea deal.
Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr. will face court on October 21 after striking the plea deal with US prosecutors.
The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to plead guilty to a single charge of illegally owning guns and bullets in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the court this month.
Connections to Aussie Gunmen
Authorities established direct links between the defendant and Gareth and Stacey Train through digital communications.
This couple, along with Nathaniel Train, killed Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.
The Trains were killed in a gun battle with law enforcement, following a protracted siege at the regional property.
US prosecutors stated Day communicated via social media with the perpetrators around the time of the deadly ambush.
Day described Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, telling them he desired to be at Wieambilla in person.
Legal filings outlined how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an end-times video on YouTube after the incident, saying authorities “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.
“Failing to stand against these evil forces makes one a coward … We will meet you at home, Don. With love,” the Trains said.
Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings
Legal records reveal Day accumulated a cache of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a rural property in Heber, AZ, that was equipped with a gun range, weapons room and sniper hide.
“The firearms and ammunition were kept in the mobile home I shared with S.S., in a room we called the ‘gun room’,” Day said in the agreement submitted in the legal system.
Day stated he regularly accessed both the gun room and the weapons, and also trained individuals on how to operate the guns correctly.
The plea deal will lead to dismissed counts that relate to the alleged making of threats to public figures and FBI agents.
Based on legal files, the individual had been prohibited from owning weapons and firearms because of his violent criminal history.
The defendant, who has served 24 months in detention, could receive a maximum penalty of up to 15 years imprisonment in jail or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement specifies he will be sentenced under the minimum range of the sentencing guidelines.
