1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Crime Alaric hourly update, Breaking crime news Now. I'm Nicole Parton. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder who has been listed 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: among the FBI's most wanted fugitives, has been captured in Mexico. 4 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: He faced the serious charges linked to international drug trafficking 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: and the murder of a federal witness. According to high 6 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 1: ranking officials from the Justice Department. At forty four years old, 7 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: Wedding is accused of leading a drug trafficking network and 8 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: allegedly orchestrating multiple murders to advance his illicit activities. He 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: had been on the FBI's ten most wanted list, with 10 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: authorities offering a staggering fifteen million dollar reward for information 11 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: that would lead to his arrest and prosecution. US Attorney 12 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Cash Patel announced Wedding's 13 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: arrest through social media, and then at a press conference, 14 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: Patel revealed that Wedding was apprehended Thursday night in Mexico, 15 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: where he he is believed to have been hiding for 16 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: over ten years. He is now being transported back to 17 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: the United States. 18 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 2: Without getting into operational sensitivities. Ryan Wedding was apprehended last 19 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 2: night in Mexico City, and to safeguard the integrity of 20 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 2: the ongoing investigation, we will not go into that. But 21 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 2: I think it goes without saying. To go down to 22 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 2: Mexico to find a guy who's been on the lamb 23 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 2: for multiple years for some of the most egregious crimes 24 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 2: on planet Earth takes an interagency wide effort let out 25 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 2: by President Trump, our DOJ, and our partners in Mexico, 26 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 2: and very grateful for that partnership. 27 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: Patel had meetings in Mexico the previous day and returned 28 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: with two detainees, as confirmed by Mexico's Security Secretary Omar 29 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: Garcia harfack On X. One of the detainees was also 30 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: a Canadian citizen who voluntarily turned himself in at the 31 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: US embassy, while the other was also a fugitive on 32 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: the FBI's wanted list captured by Mexican authorities. A member 33 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: of Mexico's security cabinet who requested to be anonymous, inform 34 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: the Associated Press that Wedding was indeed the Canadian citizen 35 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 1: who surrendered. Wedding represented Canada in the two thousand and 36 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: two winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Authorities reported that 37 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: he used various aliases, including public enemy and James Conrad Kin. 38 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: In November, Bondi revealed that he had also been indicted 39 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: for orchestrating the murder of a witness in Columbia to 40 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: evade extradition to the United States. Investigators disclosed that Wedding 41 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: and his associates used a Canadian website called The Dirty 42 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: News to publish the witness's photo, enabling them to track 43 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: him down. The witness was subsequently followed to a restaurant 44 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: in January and shot in the head. Additionally, Wedding has 45 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 1: outstanding drug trafficking charges in Canada dating back to twenty fifteen. Previously, 46 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: Wedding was convicted in the US for conspiracy to distribute 47 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: cocaine and serve time in prison in twenty ten. Federal 48 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: prosecutors in twenty twenty four indicated that after his release, 49 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: Wedding resumed drug trafficking activities with the protection of Mexico's 50 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: Sinolia cartel. For Prime and Justice News After this and 51 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: now to Florida, a substitute teacher has been arrested after 52 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: police say she was found in possession of fentinil inside 53 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: the bathroom of Ocean Way Middle School, where she was 54 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: a teacher. Forty four year old Jessica Munsey was discovered 55 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: with multiple bags containing a white powder substance inside her purse. 56 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: The substance later tested positive for fentinil. Officers also reported 57 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: finding aluminum foil and two blue straws with what appeared 58 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: to be burnt INDs. Investigators said Munsey admitted to flushing 59 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: additional bags with more drugs down the employee bathroom toilet. 60 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: According to reports, when ask about the substance, Monty initially 61 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: told police she didn't know anything about it and it 62 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: must belong to my daughter. The incident began when a 63 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: school staff member notified the school's safety officer about a 64 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: possible drug overdose in the bathroom whennesses reported a burning 65 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: smell coming from that area. When staff entered the bathroom, 66 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: Munsey was reportedly seen slumped over the toilet and rocking 67 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: back and forth. The safety officer said Munsey was seated 68 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: next to a piece of aluminum foil placed on the toilet. 69 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: A search allegedly undercovered additional foil and lighters in her possession. 70 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: A canine search of Monsey's car later located more of 71 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: the powder substance on the floor near the driver's seat. 72 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: Munsey faces multiple felony charges, including possession of fentanyl, destruction 73 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: of evidence, and possession of drug paraphernalia. She remains presumed 74 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: innocent until proven guilty. She is currently being held in 75 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: a floor to jail. Police in Morgantown, West Virginia, are 76 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: a looking for the public's help and locating a missing man. 77 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: Officials are saying Michael Bowgroff may be experiencing a mental 78 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: health crisis. According to a press release from the Morgantown 79 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: Police Department, the twenty year old man left his family 80 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: home overnight on January twenty three in a blue Toyota 81 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: Siena minivan. The van has West Virginia license plates reading 82 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: three four one four one. He is described as five 83 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: eleven weighing roughly one hundred and fifty five pounds. He 84 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: has strawberry blonde hair and brown eyes. He was last 85 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: seen wearing a blue T shirt and shorts. Anyone with 86 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: information regarding Bogrove's whereabouts is as to contact police immediately. 87 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 1: Police are also saying if you are to see the vehicle, 88 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: please alert authorities by calling nine to one one for 89 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: the latest crime and justice news. Follow crime alert hourly 90 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: update on your favorite podcasting app with this crime alert 91 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: Iamicle Park