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A US man linked with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla, Australia attack that took six lives – including two Queensland police officers – has accepted a less severe plea deal.

Resident of Arizona 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 judiciary in the current month.

Connections to Aussie Gunmen

Authorities established clear connections between the defendant and Gareth and Stacey Train through online posts.

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, Queensland in 2022.

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

US prosecutors stated the accused communicated via online platforms with the Trains around the time of the fatal attack.

He described Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and said they should be shown “absolutely no quarter”, informing the Trains he desired to be at Wieambilla physically.

Court documents detailed how Gareth and Stacey Train had uploaded an end-times recording on the video platform after the shootings, stating police “attempted to kill us, and we retaliated”.

“If you don’t defend yourself against these devils and demons, you’re a coward … We will meet you at home, Don. With love,” the Trains said.

Weapons Stockpile and Court Case

Legal records reveal the defendant accumulated a cache of nine high-powered firearms and numerous bullets of ammo at a rural property in Heber, AZ, that was outfitted with a shooting 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 said in the agreement submitted in court.

Day said he regularly accessed both the weapons storage and the firearms, and also trained individuals on how to operate the guns properly.

The bargain will lead to charges dropped that pertain to the alleged making of threats to officials and FBI agents.

According to legal files, Day had been prohibited from possessing guns and arms because of his violent criminal history.

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