{
  "uid": "b8d1ffebc82a4a76b915c338a1a0c4cc",
  "slug": "ricky-vargas-b8d1ff",
  "name": "RICKY VARGAS",
  "agency": "FBI",
  "list": "Violent Crime - Murders",
  "category": "Violent crime",
  "charge": "Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - First Degree Murder, Causing Serious Bodily Injury and Leaving the Scene of a Crime, Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purpose, Possession of a Weapon",
  "reward": 15000,
  "reward_text": "The FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Ricky Vargas.",
  "location": "Newark, NJ",
  "state": "NJ",
  "state_name": "New Jersey",
  "status": "Captured",
  "warning": "SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS",
  "image_url": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/murders/ricky-vargas/@@images/image/large",
  "source_url": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/murders/ricky-vargas",
  "updated": "2026-09-22",
  "kind": "wanted",
  "caution": "",
  "remarks": "",
  "hook": "Ricky Vargas is wanted by the FBI in connection with an alleged violent crime.",
  "blurb": "Ricky Vargas is wanted by the FBI in connection with an alleged violent crime, in a case out of Newark, NJ. The warrant is still outstanding. Ricky is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.",
  "mystery": "Ricky has not been found. The file stays open, and the trail only picks back up the moment someone recognizes the face. A reward of up to $15,000 is waiting for whoever does.",
  "rib": "",
  "ribcls": "",
  "source_class": "fbi_sync",
  "corroborated_agencies": [],
  "sections": {
    "photo": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "charges": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "location": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "reward": {
      "status": "not_applicable",
      "message": "This case has been resolved; no reward is currently being offered."
    },
    "source": {
      "status": "available",
      "message": ""
    },
    "corroboration": {
      "status": "empty",
      "message": "No other authoritative agency currently lists a matching name for this case."
    }
  }
}