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An American citizen associated with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla attack that claimed six lives – including two officers from Queensland – has accepted a watered-down plea deal.

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

The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a single charge of illegally owning guns and bullets in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the court in the current month.

Links to Aussie Gunmen

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

This couple, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, killed Queensland police officers Arnold and 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 protracted siege at the rural site.

US prosecutors said the accused corresponded via online platforms with the perpetrators around the time of the deadly ambush.

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

Legal filings detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had posted an apocalyptic video on the video platform after the shootings, saying police “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.

“Failing to stand against these evil forces makes one a coward … We will meet you at home, Don. With love,” they said.

Firearms Cache and Court Case

Legal records show Day stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a rural property in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a gun 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 plea deal submitted in court.

Day said he frequently used both the gun room and the firearms, and also instructed individuals on how to operate the firearms correctly.

The bargain will result in charges dropped that relate to the accused making of threats to officials and federal agents.

Based on legal files, Day had been banned from owning guns and arms because of his violent criminal history.

Day, who has completed 24 months in detention, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in jail or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be sentenced under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.