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A US man linked with the culprits behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia attack that claimed six lives – including two officers from Queensland – has agreed to a watered-down plea agreement.

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

The convicted felon, referred to online as “Geronimo’s Bones”, is anticipated to plead guilty to a sole charge of unlawfully possessing guns and bullets in a arrangement to be sanctioned by the judiciary in the current month.

Connections to Australian Shooters

Authorities established clear connections between Day and Gareth and Stacey Train through digital communications.

The Trains, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered officers from Queensland Arnold and McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a remote property in Wieambilla in 2022.

They were fatally shot in a final shootout with police, following a extended standoff at the rural site.

American officials said the accused corresponded via social media with the perpetrators around the time of the fatal attack.

Day referred to Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and said they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, telling them he desired to be at the scene physically.

Court documents detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an end-times video on YouTube after the shootings, 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 will meet you at home, Don. With love,” they expressed.

Firearms Cache and Legal Proceedings

Legal records show the defendant accumulated a collection of nine high-powered firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a rural property in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a gun range, weapons 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',” he admitted in the plea deal submitted in the legal system.

Day said he regularly accessed both the gun room and the firearms, and also trained others on how to use the guns correctly.

The bargain will lead to charges dropped that relate to the accused issuing threats to officials and FBI agents.

Based on court documents, Day had been prohibited from owning guns and arms because of his history of violent crimes.

Day, who has served two years in detention, could receive a highest sentence of up to 15 years imprisonment in jail or a fine of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be sentenced under the minimum range of the legal sentencing standards.