FILE - A FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive poster is displayed during a news conference announcing the indictment of a former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, charging him with murder and money laundering in connection to a drug trafficking organization …
Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder who landed on the FBI’s "Most Wanted," has been arrested.
Wedding, 44, was taken into custody on Friday, sources told The Associated Press.
He is accused of running a drug trafficking operation, and officials say he orchestrated several killings to further the drug crimes.
What they're saying:
"At my direction, Department of Justice agents @FBI have apprehended yet another member of the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List: Ryan Wedding, the onetime Olympian snowboarder-turned alleged violent cocaine kingpin. Wedding was flown to the United States where he will face justice," Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X.
Ryan Wedding added to FBI’s "Most Wanted" list
The backstory:
The FBI released a new photo of Wedding last month and said it was believed to have been taken over the summer in Mexico.
Back in March 2025, Wedding was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
The announcement was made by Akil Davis, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office.
Wedding, whose aliases include "El Jefe," "Giant," "Public Enemy," "James Conrad King," and "Jesse King," is accused of running a network that trafficked cocaine from Colombia through Mexico and Southern California to Canada and other U.S. locations.
He is also charged with orchestrating multiple murders related to these drug crimes.
The U.S. Department of State is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest, supplementing the FBI’s $50,000 reward.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from The Associated Press and previous reporting by FOX 11 Los Angeles. This story was reported from San Jose.