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An American citizen linked with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla attack that claimed six lives – including two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a less severe plea deal.

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

The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is expected to plead guilty to a sole offense of illegally owning firearms and ammunition in a deal to be sanctioned by the judiciary this month.

Connections to Australian Shooters

Authorities confirmed direct links between Day and the Train couple through digital communications.

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

They were fatally shot in a gun battle with law enforcement, following a extended standoff at the regional property.

American officials stated the accused corresponded via social media with the perpetrators during the period of the fatal attack.

Day referred to Queensland police as “malignant, malformed and malevolent”, and said they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, telling them he wanted to be at Wieambilla physically.

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

“If you don’t defend yourself against these devils and demons, you’re a coward … we’ll see you at home, Don. Love you,” the Trains expressed.

Firearms Cache and Court Case

Court documents show Day accumulated a collection of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammo at a rural property in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a shooting range, gun 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',” he admitted in the plea deal filed in court.

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

The bargain will lead to dismissed counts that relate to the accused making of threats to public figures and federal agents.

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

Day, who has served two years in detention, faces a highest sentence of up to 15 years imprisonment in jail or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal specifies he will be sentenced under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.