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An American citizen associated with the perpetrators behind the deadly Wieambilla shooting that took six lives – among them two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a watered-down plea agreement.

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

The convicted felon, known online as “Geronimo's Bones”, is anticipated to admit guilt to a single offense of unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition in a deal to be sanctioned by the judiciary in the current month.

Links to Aussie Gunmen

Investigators confirmed direct links between the defendant and Gareth and Stacey Train through online posts.

The Trains, along with Gareth’s brother Nathaniel, killed Queensland police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbor Alan Dare at a isolated location in Wieambilla in 2022.

The Trains were killed in a final shootout with law enforcement, following a protracted siege at the rural site.

US prosecutors stated the accused communicated via online platforms with the Trains during the period of the deadly ambush.

He referred to Queensland police as “evil, corrupt, and wicked”, and declared they should be shown “no mercy whatsoever”, informing them he desired to be at the scene physically.

Legal filings detailed how the couple had posted an apocalyptic recording on the video platform after the shootings, stating police “came to kill us and we killed them”.

“Failing to stand against these evil forces makes one a coward … we’ll see you at home, Don. Love you,” the Trains expressed.

Weapons Stockpile and Legal Proceedings

Court documents reveal the defendant stockpiled a cache of nine high-powered firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammo at a rural property in Heber, AZ, that was equipped 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 said in the plea deal submitted in court.

Day stated he frequently used both the weapons storage and the weapons, and also instructed individuals on how to use the firearms properly.

The bargain will lead to dismissed counts that pertain to the alleged issuing threats to officials and federal agents.

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

Day, who has completed two years in detention, faces a highest sentence of up to 15 years in prison or a fine of US$250,000 (A$381,500), but the agreement stipulates he will be judged under the low end of the legal sentencing standards.