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An American citizen linked with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia shooting that took the lives of six individuals – including two Queensland police officers – has accepted a less severe plea agreement.

Resident of Arizona Donald Day Jr will face court on 21 October after finalizing the bargain with US prosecutors.

The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is expected to admit guilt to a sole charge of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a deal to be approved by the judiciary in the current month.

Links to Australian Shooters

Investigators confirmed clear connections between the defendant and Gareth and Stacey Train through online posts.

This couple, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered Queensland police officers Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

The Trains were killed in a gun battle with police, following a protracted siege at the regional property.

American officials said Day communicated via online platforms with the Trains during the period of the fatal attack.

He referred to Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, telling the Trains he desired to be at Wieambilla physically.

Court documents outlined how the couple had posted an end-times video on YouTube after the shootings, 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 said.

Weapons Stockpile and Legal Proceedings

Court documents reveal the defendant stockpiled a cache of multiple powerful guns and numerous bullets of ammo at a rural property in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted 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 agreement submitted in the legal system.

He stated he regularly accessed both the gun room and the weapons, and also instructed others on how to use the firearms correctly.

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

According to court documents, Day had been banned from possessing weapons and firearms 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 prison or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be judged under the low end of the sentencing guidelines.