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An American citizen linked with the perpetrators behind the fatal Wieambilla, Australia shooting that claimed the lives of six individuals – among them two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a less severe plea agreement.

Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will appear in court on 21 October after finalizing the plea deal with US prosecutors.

The convicted felon, referred to online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is expected to plead guilty to a sole charge of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the court in the current month.

Connections to Australian Shooters

Investigators confirmed clear connections between Day and the Train couple through digital communications.

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

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

American officials said Day corresponded via social media with the perpetrators around the time of the fatal attack.

Day referred to Queensland officers as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and said they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, informing them he desired to be at Wieambilla physically.

Court documents outlined how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an end-times recording on the video platform after the incident, saying police “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.

“If you don’t defend yourself against these devils and demons, you’re a coward … We will meet you at home, Don. With love,” they expressed.

Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings

Court documents show the defendant accumulated a collection of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammunition at a rural property in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a shooting range, gun 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 admitted in the agreement submitted in the legal system.

He said he frequently used both the gun room and the firearms, and also instructed individuals on how to operate the guns properly.

The plea deal will result in dismissed counts that pertain to the alleged making of threats to officials and federal agents.

According to court documents, the individual had been prohibited from possessing weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.

Day, who has completed 24 months in detention, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years imprisonment in prison or a fine of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement specifies he will be judged under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.