American Man Connected to Australian Shooters Secures Plea Bargain with Federal Attorneys
A US man associated with the perpetrators behind the fatal Wieambilla attack that took six lives – including two Queensland police officers – has accepted a watered-down plea agreement.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr. will face court on October 21 after striking the plea deal with American authorities.
The individual with prior convictions, known online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a single offense of illegally owning guns and bullets in a arrangement to be approved by the court in the current month.
Links to Aussie Gunmen
Authorities established direct links between Day and the Train couple through digital communications.
This couple, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, killed Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.
They were fatally shot in a gun battle with law enforcement, following a extended standoff at the regional property.
American officials stated Day corresponded via social media with the Trains during the period of the fatal attack.
Day referred to Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling them he desired to be at Wieambilla physically.
Legal filings outlined how the couple had posted an apocalyptic video on the video platform after the incident, saying authorities “came to kill us and we killed them”.
“Failing to stand against these evil forces makes one a coward … we’ll see you at home, Don. Love you,” they expressed.
Weapons Stockpile and Legal Proceedings
Court documents reveal Day stockpiled a collection of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammunition at a country estate 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 said in the agreement filed in court.
He stated he regularly accessed both the gun room and the firearms, and also trained individuals on how to operate the guns correctly.
The plea deal will result in charges dropped that pertain to the alleged making of threats to public figures and federal agents.
According to court documents, Day had been prohibited from possessing guns and arms because of his violent criminal history.
Day, who has completed 24 months in custody, could receive a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal specifies he will be sentenced under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.
