Summary
Samuel Ramirez Jr was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list and was arrested less than two hours later in Mexico before being extradited to Washington state. He faces murder charges for the deaths of two women at a bar in Federal Way, Washington. His arrest set a new speed record for capturing someone on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.
Key Facts
- Samuel Ramirez Jr was placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list on a Tuesday morning.
- He was arrested in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, in less than two hours.
- Ramirez was deported to Washington state to face murder charges.
- His arrest related to a May 2023 double murder at the Stars Bar and Grill in Federal Way, Washington.
- The reward for information leading to his arrest was raised to $1,000,000.
- Ramirez was the 538th person added to the list, and his arrest was the fastest on record.
- He will be arraigned in approximately two weeks at King County Superior Court.
