US Conspiracy Theorist Admits Feeling Responsible for Deadly Queensland Police Shooting

Donald Day Jr., facing trial in Arizona, acknowledged his role in influencing the perpetrators of the 2022 Wieambilla attack but denied directly encouraging violence.

• Donald Day Jr. admitted to feeling responsible for the actions of Gareth and Stacey Train, who killed two Queensland police officers and a neighbor in December 2022.
• Day communicated extensively with the Trains, sharing extremist beliefs and referring to police as 'devils and demons.'
• Recent court filings reveal Day's acknowledgment of making inflammatory comments, including stating he would 'kill them all because they are monsters and demons in the flesh.'
• The Trains were motivated by a 'Christian end-of-days ideology' and carried out an ambush during a police welfare check, leading to a deadly siege.
• Day faces five federal charges in the US, including online threats and firearms violations, with his trial scheduled to begin in April 2025 in Arizona.

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