What happens now that Ryan Wedding has pleaded not guilty?

Ryan Wedding, the former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, pleaded not guilty in a Santa Ana, Calif., court Monday to multiple charges related to murder and drug trafficking. 

The 44-year-old who was born in Thunder Bay, Ont., was arrested in Mexico last week after spending almost 10 years evading authorities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia and the Dominican Republic.

He faces 17 charges, including conspiracy to export cocaine, continuing criminal enterprise, murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime and retaliation against a witness, victim or an informant by completed murder. 

The crimes are alleged to have been committed in multiple countries, which has sparked collaboration among law enforcement agencies and raised questions about who has jurisdiction to prosecute Wedding. 

He ⁠was on the FBI's Top ​10 Most Wanted list and the U.S. government offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction.

Here is what we know about the next steps in the criminal case against Wedding.

Ryan Wedding's lawyer on his client's not-guilty pleas

Wedding is scheduled to return to court on Feb. 11 for a status hearing, where parties involved in the case will discuss whether the trial date — set for March 24 — is realistic. 

His lawyer, Anthony Colombo, told CBC News he anticipates the parties will agree March is “way too soon” given the complexity of the case and the seriousness of the charges.

“I would say we’re looking at pushing this back at least six months, given the number of defendants charged, the nature and circumstances, the volume of discovery that we’d have to go through,” he said. 

Wedding is being held in custody in California in