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An American citizen associated with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla shooting that claimed six lives – among them two officers from Queensland – has accepted a watered-down plea deal.

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

The individual with prior convictions, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a single offense of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the judiciary this month.

Connections to Australian Shooters

Authorities established direct links between the defendant and the Train couple through digital communications.

The Trains, along with Nathaniel Train, killed officers from Queensland 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.

American officials said the accused communicated via social media with the Trains during the period 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 in person.

Legal filings detailed how the couple had uploaded an end-times recording on the video platform after the incident, stating 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,” they expressed.

Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings

Legal records reveal Day accumulated a collection of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammunition at a rural property in Heber, Arizona, that was outfitted with a shooting range, gun room and sniper hide.

“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 court.

He stated he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also trained individuals on how to operate the guns properly.

The plea deal will result in dismissed counts that relate to the accused issuing threats to public figures and federal agents.

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

Day, who has completed two years in custody, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in jail or a fine of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be judged under the minimum range of the sentencing guidelines.