American Individual Linked to Aussie Gunmen Strikes Plea Bargain with Federal Attorneys
A US man associated with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla, Australia attack that claimed the lives of six individuals – among them two officers from Queensland – has accepted a less severe plea deal.
Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will appear in court on October 21 after finalizing the bargain with US prosecutors.
The convicted felon, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to plead guilty to a single offense of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a arrangement to be approved by the court in the current month.
Connections to Aussie Gunmen
Investigators established direct links between Day and the Train couple through digital communications.
The Trains, along with Nathaniel Train, killed officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor 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 rural site.
US prosecutors stated the accused communicated via social media with the perpetrators around the time of the fatal attack.
He described Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling them he wanted to be at the scene in person.
Court documents outlined how the couple had posted an apocalyptic recording on YouTube after the shootings, stating 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 Court Case
Court documents show the defendant stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was equipped with a shooting range, weapons room and sniper’s nest.
“The guns and ammo were stored in the trailer I occupied with S.S., within a space we named the 'gun room',” Day admitted in the plea deal filed in the legal system.
He stated he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the firearms, and also trained others on how to operate the guns properly.
The plea deal will lead to dismissed counts that relate to the alleged issuing threats to public figures and federal agents.
Based on legal files, the individual had been banned from possessing guns and arms because of his history of violent crimes.
The defendant, who has served 24 months in custody, faces a highest sentence of up to 15 years in jail or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal specifies he will be sentenced under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.
