🔗 Share this article US Individual Connected to Aussie Gunmen Strikes Plea Deal with Prosecutors A US man linked with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla shooting that claimed six lives – among them two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a less severe plea deal. Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will appear in court on 21 October after finalizing the plea deal with US prosecutors. The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a single charge of illegally owning guns and bullets in a deal to be sanctioned by the judiciary this month. Connections to Australian Shooters Authorities confirmed clear connections between the defendant and the Train couple through digital communications. This couple, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022. The Trains were fatally shot in a gun battle with law enforcement, following a protracted siege at the regional property. US prosecutors said Day corresponded via social media with the Trains around the time of the deadly ambush. He referred to Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and declared they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling them he desired to be at Wieambilla in person. Court documents outlined how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an apocalyptic video 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,” the Trains expressed. Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings Legal records show Day accumulated a cache of multiple powerful guns and numerous bullets of ammunition at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted 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 said in the agreement filed in the legal system. Day said he regularly accessed both the gun room and the weapons, and also trained others on how to use the firearms properly. The plea deal will result in charges dropped that pertain to the accused making of threats to public figures and FBI agents. According to legal files, Day had been banned from owning guns and arms because of his history of violent crimes. The defendant, who has completed two years in custody, could receive a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal specifies he will be sentenced under the low end of the sentencing guidelines.