American Man Linked to Australian Gunmen Strikes Plea Bargain with Prosecutors
A US man linked with the perpetrators behind the fatal Wieambilla shooting that took six lives – among them two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a less severe plea agreement.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will face court on October 21 after finalizing the bargain with US prosecutors.
The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is expected to plead guilty to a single 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 Day and the Train couple through digital communications.
This couple, along with Nathaniel Train, killed officers from Queensland Matthew Arnold and Rachel 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 rural site.
US prosecutors stated Day corresponded via online platforms with the Trains during the period of the fatal attack.
Day described Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and said they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling the Trains he wanted to be at Wieambilla in person.
Court documents outlined how the couple had posted an apocalyptic recording on YouTube after the incident, saying police “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.
Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings
Legal records show Day stockpiled a cache of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was equipped with a gun range, gun room and sniper hide.
“The guns and ammo were stored in the trailer I occupied with S.S., within a space we named the 'gun room',” he admitted in the plea deal filed in the legal system.
He said he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the firearms, and also instructed individuals on how to use the guns properly.
The bargain will result in charges dropped that pertain to the alleged issuing threats to public figures and FBI agents.
Based on legal files, Day had been banned from owning weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.
Day, who has served 24 months in detention, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years imprisonment in jail or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be sentenced under the minimum range of the sentencing guidelines.