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A US man linked with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla attack that claimed six lives – among them two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a watered-down plea deal.

Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will appear in court on 21 October after finalizing the plea deal with US prosecutors.

The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is expected to plead guilty to a sole offense of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a deal to be sanctioned by the court this month.

Links to Aussie Gunmen

Investigators confirmed direct links between the defendant and Gareth and Stacey Train through digital communications.

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

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

American officials stated Day corresponded via social media with the Trains during the period of the deadly ambush.

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

Legal filings outlined how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an end-times video on the video platform after the incident, 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.

Weapons Stockpile and Court Case

Court documents reveal Day stockpiled a collection of multiple powerful guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a rural property in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted with a shooting range, gun 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’,” he said in the plea deal filed in the legal system.

He stated he frequently used both the gun room and the weapons, and also instructed individuals on how to use the guns correctly.

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

According to legal files, the individual had been prohibited from owning guns and arms because of his history of violent crimes.

The defendant, who has served two years in custody, faces a highest sentence of up to 15 years imprisonment in prison or a penalty of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement specifies he will be sentenced under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.