Canadian former Olympic snowboarder wanted by U.S. is charged in Southern California with orchestrating murder of witness

<p>By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER</p><p>WASHINGTON — A former <a href="https://www.dailynews.com/2025/03/07/ex-olympian-accused-in-drug-ring-tied-to-southern-california-added-to-fbis-10-most-wanted-list-2/">Olympic snowboarder for Canada</a> who is wanted by authorities for running a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/canadian-former-snowboarder-drug-trafficking-california-cartel-3cc93c36696517bd81ba108c9dc6c1a3">multi-national drug trafficking network</a> is facing additional charges in connection with the killing of a federal witness, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday.</p><p>Ten other defendants have been arrested on charges in the federal indictment unsealed in California that accuses Ryan Wedding of orchestrating the January killing of the witness in Colombia to help Wedding avoid