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An American citizen linked with the perpetrators behind the fatal Wieambilla, Australia attack that claimed the lives of six individuals – including 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 bargain with US prosecutors.

The convicted felon, referred to online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a single charge of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a deal to be approved by the judiciary this month.

Links to Aussie Gunmen

Authorities established clear connections between Day and the Train couple through digital communications.

This couple, along with Nathaniel Train, killed Queensland police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

The Trains were fatally shot in a gun battle with law enforcement, following a protracted siege at the rural site.

American officials stated the accused communicated via social media with the perpetrators during the period of the deadly ambush.

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

Legal filings detailed how the couple had posted an apocalyptic recording on the video platform after the incident, stating authorities “came to kill us and we killed them”.

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

Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings

Court documents reveal the defendant accumulated a collection of nine high-powered firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a country estate in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted with a gun 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 plea deal filed in the legal system.

Day said he frequently used both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also trained others on how to use the guns properly.

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

According to court documents, Day had been banned from owning weapons and firearms because of his violent criminal history.

Day, who has served 24 months in custody, could receive a maximum penalty of up to 15 years imprisonment in prison or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be judged under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.