US Individual Linked to Aussie Gunmen Secures Plea Bargain with Federal Attorneys
An American citizen linked with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla attack that claimed six lives – among them two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a less severe plea agreement.
Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will appear in court on October 21 after striking the bargain with US prosecutors.
The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is expected to admit guilt to a single charge of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the judiciary in the current month.
Links to Australian Shooters
Authorities confirmed clear connections between the defendant and the Train couple through online posts.
The Trains, along with Nathaniel Train, murdered Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.
They were killed in a gun battle with police, following a protracted siege at the regional property.
American officials stated Day communicated via online platforms with the Trains around the time of the deadly ambush.
Day referred to Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, informing the Trains he desired to be at the scene in person.
Legal filings outlined how the couple had posted an end-times recording on YouTube after the shootings, saying 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 expressed.
Weapons Stockpile and Court Case
Court documents show the defendant accumulated a cache of multiple powerful guns and numerous bullets of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was equipped with a shooting 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’,” he admitted in the agreement filed in the legal system.
Day said he frequently used both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also instructed individuals on how to use the firearms correctly.
The plea deal will lead to charges dropped that pertain to the alleged issuing threats to public figures and federal agents.
According to court documents, Day had been banned from possessing weapons and firearms because of his violent criminal history.
The defendant, who has completed two years in detention, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years imprisonment in jail or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be sentenced under the minimum range of the sentencing guidelines.
