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An American citizen associated with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla attack that took the lives of six individuals – including two Queensland police officers – has accepted a less severe 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 plead guilty to a sole charge of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the court in the current month.

Links to Australian Shooters

Authorities established direct links between Day and Gareth and Stacey Train through online posts.

This couple, along with Nathaniel Train, killed officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla in 2022.

They were fatally shot in a final shootout with police, following a extended standoff at the rural site.

American officials said the accused corresponded via social media with the Trains around the time of the fatal attack.

He described Queensland officers as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, telling the Trains he desired to be at Wieambilla in person.

Legal filings outlined how the couple had uploaded an apocalyptic video on the video platform after the incident, saying authorities “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.

“Failing to stand against these evil forces makes one a coward … we’ll see you at home, Don. Love you,” the Trains said.

Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings

Court documents show the defendant stockpiled a cache of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a rural property in Heber, Arizona, that was equipped with a gun range, weapons 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',” Day admitted in the plea deal submitted in court.

He stated he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also instructed individuals on how to operate the firearms correctly.

The plea deal will lead to dismissed counts that relate to the accused issuing threats to public figures and federal agents.

Based on court documents, Day had been banned from possessing weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.

Day, who has completed two years in custody, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years in prison or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be judged under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.