The families of police officers murdered in an ambush at Wieambilla would be "immensely" hurt to learn a conspiracy theorist connected to the killers had entered a watered-down plea deal to US charges, the Queensland premier says.

Speaking in Townsville on Wednesday, David Crisafulli described the 2022 murders of police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, along with neighbour Alan Dare , as a "crime that rocked the Queensland police family".

"It rocked the state,"

he said.

Arizona-based conspiracy theorist Donald Day Jr, who was in touch with two of the murderers, has had a watered down plea deal to a single US charge approved by a judge.

Mr Crisafulli said news of the plea deal, where Day admitted to possessing guns as a felon, but charges relating to threats against US poli

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