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An American citizen associated with the culprits behind the fatal Wieambilla attack that claimed the lives of six individuals – among them two Queensland police officers – has accepted a less severe plea agreement.

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 expected to plead guilty to a sole offense of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a arrangement to be approved by the judiciary this month.

Links to Aussie Gunmen

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

This couple, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, murdered officers from Queensland Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla, Queensland in 2022.

The Trains were fatally shot in a final shootout with police, following a protracted siege at the rural site.

American officials said Day communicated via social media with the perpetrators during the period of the fatal attack.

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

Legal filings detailed how the couple had uploaded an apocalyptic recording on the video platform after the shootings, stating authorities “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,” the Trains said.

Weapons Stockpile and Court Case

Court documents reveal Day stockpiled a cache of multiple powerful guns and numerous bullets of ammo at a rural property in Heber, Arizona, that was equipped with a shooting 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’,” he admitted in the agreement submitted in the legal system.

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

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

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

The defendant, who has completed two years in custody, faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years imprisonment in jail or a penalty of $250,000 (A$381,500), but the plea deal stipulates he will be judged under the low end of the sentencing guidelines.