American Man Linked to Aussie Gunmen Strikes Plea Bargain with Federal Attorneys
An American citizen associated with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla attack that took six lives – including two officers from Queensland – has accepted a watered-down plea agreement.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr. will appear in court on 21 October after striking the bargain with US prosecutors.
The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is expected to plead guilty to a sole charge of illegally owning firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the judiciary this month.
Links to Aussie Gunmen
Authorities established direct links between the defendant and Gareth and Stacey Train through online posts.
The Trains, along with Nathaniel Train, murdered officers from Queensland Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla in 2022.
The Trains were killed in a gun battle with law enforcement, following a extended standoff at the rural site.
American officials stated Day communicated via social media with the perpetrators around the time of the fatal attack.
Day described Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling them he desired to be at the scene in person.
Legal filings detailed how the couple had uploaded an end-times recording on the video platform after the incident, stating 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,” they expressed.
Weapons Stockpile and Legal Proceedings
Legal records reveal Day stockpiled a cache of multiple powerful guns and numerous bullets of ammunition at a rural property 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 plea deal submitted in the legal system.
He said he frequently used both the gun room and the firearms, and also trained others on how to use the firearms correctly.
The plea deal will lead to dismissed counts that pertain to the accused 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.
Day, who has served two years in detention, could receive a maximum penalty of up to 15 years imprisonment in prison or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement specifies he will be judged under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.
