American Individual Connected to Aussie Gunmen Secures Plea Bargain with Prosecutors
A US man linked with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla attack that took the lives of six individuals – including two officers from Queensland – has accepted a less severe plea agreement.
Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will face court on October 21 after finalizing the plea deal with US prosecutors.
The individual with prior convictions, known 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 judiciary this month.
Connections to Aussie Gunmen
Investigators established direct links between the defendant 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 remote property in Wieambilla in 2022.
They were fatally shot in a final shootout with law enforcement, following a extended standoff at the rural site.
US prosecutors stated the accused corresponded via online platforms with the Trains around the time of the fatal attack.
Day referred to Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, informing them he wanted to be at Wieambilla physically.
Court documents outlined how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an apocalyptic recording on the video platform after the shootings, saying authorities “came to kill us and we killed them”.
“If you don’t defend yourself against these devils and demons, you’re a coward … we’ll see you at home, Don. Love you,” they expressed.
Weapons Stockpile and Court Case
Court documents show the defendant stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a shooting 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’,” he admitted in the agreement filed in court.
Day said he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also instructed others on how to use the guns correctly.
The bargain will lead to dismissed counts that pertain to the accused making of threats to public figures and federal agents.
According to legal files, the individual had been banned from owning guns and arms because of his history of violent crimes.
Day, who has completed two years in custody, faces a highest sentence 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 judged under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.
