A United States man accused of links to the Wieambilla shootings that left six people dead has had his trial on firearms and threats charges delayed for the second time.
Brothers Nathaniel, 46, and Gareth Train, 47, used high-powered rifles during an ambush to kill Constables Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, at the remote Queensland property in December 2022.
Arizona man Donald Day jnr, 60, was in correspondence with the Trains at the time of the shootings, it is alleged.
Donald Day junior, of Arizona, is accused of repeatedly sending messages about a “Christian end-of-days ideology” to the Wieambilla killers.Credit: YouTube
Day was charged a year later in the US with making threats to public figures and FBI agents as well as possessing illegal firearms.
He was due to face a jury on September 15 in the US Federal District Court of Arizona but this week Judge John Tuchi moved the trial to November 6.
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“The ends of justice served by granting a continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial,” Tuchi stated.
“The failure to grant such a continuance would deny defendant the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation.”
The trial was first delayed in April after his lawyer’s office found hackers had infected its computer network with ransomware.
