Key charge dropped against Wieambilla-linked Arizona man who was contact of Gareth, Nathaniel and Stacey Train

The case of an Arizona man who is set to face trial in connection with the Wieambilla police murders has taken an unexpected turn.

United States prosecutors have dropped a key charge against an Arizona man who is set to face trial in connection with the Wieambilla police murders.

American man Donald Day was in regular contact with Queensland conspiracy theorists Gareth, Nathaniel and Stacey Train before they killed their neighbour Alan Dare and two police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow in 2022.

Day was accused of committing weapons offences and of making interstate threats in support of the Trains against American law enforcement officials in the wake of the horror attack.

However another charge alleging he also made threats against the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have now been dismissed at the request of government prosecutors.

Donald Day

The FBI had alleged that in February 2023, Day made comments threatening WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

On a video in which Mr Ghebreyesus announced the discovery of a deadly Ebola-like virus in Equatorial Guinea, Day wrote: “It is time to kill these monsters, and any who serve them. Where are my kind? Where are you? Am I the only one? F****n’ hell!”

According to the indictment, in the lead up to that post it was alleged he “engaged in a course of conduct demonstrating a desire to incite violence and threaten a variety of groups and individuals including law enforcement and government authorities”.

In one post on platform BitChute, he wrote: “I’m an x-con, who’s armed to the teeth”, and in another wrote: “(t)hese days, I just watch the stupid through the keyhole, ‘til it’s time to centre my rifle barrel through it”.

The 251 Wains Rd property in Wieambilla where two police officers and a civilian were gunned down.

He boasted of his efforts to keep his weapons and ammunition stores at his remote Arizona property a secret, telling people: “ … I work outside of the system. I don’t have a bank account, credit card, birth certificate, social security card, driver’s license or any of the unlawful and unconstitutional trappings of the current American slave class”.

Prosecutors brought a motion to dismiss the charge relating to the World Health Organisation boss without prejudice which has now been granted by Judge John Tuchi.

Day will face trial from September 15 on remaining weapons charges and interstate threat offences which relate to the Wieambilla case.

After killing constables McCrow and Arnold and neighbour Mr Dare, the Trains posted a video online saying “they came to kill us, and we killed them. If you don’t defend yourself against these devils and demons, you’re a coward”.

Constable Rachel McCrow.

Constable Matthew Arnold.

Police allege Day posted a video in response making comments including that: “the devils come for us, they f***ing die. It’s just that simple. We are free people, we are owned by no one”.

The United States government in its case against Day alleges that statement constituted a threat against any law enforcement official who attended his residence which was equipped with a sniper hide and gun range.

In documents tendered to the court ahead of Day’s trial, FBI agents alleged the Arizona man had spoken of his love and respect for the Train family, and that he said he had hoped they would come to live with him in the United States.

Originally published as Key charge dropped against Wieambilla-linked Arizona man who was contact of Gareth, Nathaniel and Stacey Train