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An American citizen associated with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla attack that claimed six lives – including two Queensland police officers – has accepted a less severe plea agreement.

Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will face court on 21 October after finalizing the plea deal with American authorities.

The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is anticipated to plead guilty to a single charge of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the judiciary in the current month.

Links to Australian Shooters

Authorities confirmed direct links between the defendant and Gareth and Stacey Train through online posts.

This couple, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered Queensland police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

The Trains were killed in a final shootout with police, following a extended standoff at the rural site.

American officials said Day communicated via online platforms with the perpetrators around the time of the fatal attack.

Day described Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, telling the Trains he wanted to be at the scene in person.

Legal filings outlined how the couple had uploaded an end-times recording on YouTube after the incident, stating authorities “came to kill us and we killed them”.

“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 Court Case

Legal records reveal Day stockpiled a cache of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a country estate in Heber, AZ, that was equipped 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’,” Day admitted in the agreement filed in court.

Day said he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the firearms, and also instructed individuals on how to use the guns correctly.

The bargain will result in charges dropped that pertain to the accused issuing threats to officials and FBI agents.

Based on legal files, the individual had been banned from owning weapons and firearms because of his history of violent crimes.

The defendant, who has completed 24 months in detention, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years in prison or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be sentenced under the low end of the sentencing guidelines.