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Foreign relations: why an isolated Arizona man was arrested in connection to the Wieambilla shooting in Australia

Donald Day Jr Gareth Train Arizona Wieambilla United States Stacey Train Australia Trains Queensland Seamus Hughes
Donald Day Jr in a screenshot from YouTube
Posting under the username Geronimo’s Bones, Donald Day Jr allegedly made a series of online comments and posts referring to Wieambilla shooters Gareth and Stacey Train Photograph: YouTube

Donald Day Jr proudly sought to withdraw from the world and what he believed were its evils.

In the remote backblocks of the US state of Arizona, he spoke of living off the grid, started a Facebook group for “Outlaw Homesteads”, and found himself isolated from members of his local community due to his beliefs and theories.

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