"Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder now accused of running a multinational drug-trafficking ring and orchestrating the killing of a federal witness, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Santa Ana during a brief hearing on Monday, Jan. 26, days after his headline-grabbing capture. His attorney strongly denied reports that Wedding surrendered to authorities in Mexico, but didn't immediately challenge the government's request to keep him in custody before trial. Wedding, wearing a jail jumpsuit, appeared"
"Wedding spoke little during the hearing before a federal magistrate judge, simply confirming he has read the two indictments he is facing, understands what the government alleges he did and understands his rights. Outside the federal courthouse after the hearing, Wedding's attorney, Anthony Colombo, repeatedly denied that Wedding turned himself in, a claim that has come up in reports apparently tied to authorities in Mexico. U.S. law enforcement authorities have not outlined the details of how Wedding's time on the run came to an end."
"He didn't surrender, he was apprehended, Colombo said. He was arrested. So any spin that the government in Mexico is putting on this that he surrendered is inaccurate. The defense attorney speculated that the claim that Wedding surrendered may have been related to diplomatic fallout from the United States' recent capture during a military strike of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is now facing narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges in federal court in New York."
Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, is accused of running a multinational drug-trafficking ring and orchestrating the killing of a federal witness. He pleaded not guilty in federal court in Santa Ana on Jan. 26, days after his arrest. His attorney, Anthony Colombo, denied reports that Wedding surrendered to Mexican authorities and said he was apprehended and arrested. Wedding appeared at ease in a jail jumpsuit, spoke little at the hearing, and confirmed he has read the two indictments and understands the allegations and his rights. U.S. authorities have not described how his capture occurred.
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