Current:Home > NewsWisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled to Eastern Europe is in custody, online records show-DB Wealth Institute B2 Reviews & Ratings
Wisconsin kayaker who faked his death and fled to Eastern Europe is in custody, online records show
lotradecoin platform updates and news View Date:2024-12-26 02:04:49
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowningand left his wife and three children to go to Eastern Europe is in police custody, online records show.
Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was booked into the Green Lake County Jail on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Victim Information and Notification Everyday system, a service that provides information to crime victims such as a person’s jail custody status. No charges were listed.
The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday in a social media post that a news conference would be held Wednesday morning to update the Borgwardt case. The post said no further information would be provided until then.
A person answering the phone at the sheriff’s office Tuesday night declined to confirm whether Borgwardt was in custody. County jail officials didn’t immediately return a phone message Tuesday night.
Last month, Sheriff Mark Podoll said Borgwardt began communicating with authorities on Nov. 11 after disappearing for three months but that he hadn’t committed to returning to Wisconsin. Podoll said police were “pulling at his heartstrings” to come home. He suggested Borgwardt could be charged with obstructing the investigation into his disappearance.
Borgwardt told authorities last month that he faked his death because of “personal matters,” the sheriff said. He told them that in mid-August he traveled about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from his home in Watertown to Green Lake, where he overturned his kayak, dumped his phone and then paddled an inflatable boat to shore. He said he picked that lake because it’s the deepest in Wisconsin.
After leaving the lake, he rode an electric bike about 70 miles (110 kilometers) through the night to Madison, the sheriff said. From there, he said he took a bus to Detroit, then boarded a bus to Canada and got on a plane.
The sheriff said at the time that investigators were working to verify Borgwardt’s description of what happened.
The sheriff’s office has said the search for Borgwardt’s body, which lasted more than a month, cost at least $35,000. The sheriff said that Borgwardt told authorities that he didn’t expect the search to last more than two weeks.
Disclaimer: The copyright of this article belongs to the original author. Reposting this article is solely for the purpose of information dissemination and does not constitute any investment advice. If there is any infringement, please contact us immediately. We will make corrections or deletions as necessary. Thank you.
veryGood! (6)
Related
- A teen was falling asleep during a courtroom field trip. She ended up in cuffs and jail clothes
- Texans RB Joe Mixon calls on NFL to 'put your money where your mouth is' on hip-drop tackle
- MLB playoff bracket 2024: Wild card matchups, AL and NL top seeds for postseason
- Kate Middleton Reaches New Milestone After Completing Chemotherapy for Cancer
- Family of man killed by Connecticut police officer files lawsuit, seeks federal probe of department
- New York man hit by stray police bullet needed cranial surgery, cousin says
- O'Doul's in Milwaukee? Phenom Jackson Chourio can't drink in Brewers postseason party
- RHOC's Emily Simpson Tearfully Confronts Heather Dubrow Over Feeling Singled Out for Her Body
- Hurricane Ernesto aims for Bermuda after leaving many in Puerto Rico without power or water
- Mary Jo Eustace Details Coparenting Relationship With Dean McDermott and Tori Spelling
Ranking
- Millions of kids are still skipping school. Could the answer be recess — and a little cash?
- Diddy is accused of sex 'freak off' parties, violence, abuse. What happened to 'transparency'?
- Man who sold fentanyl-laced pill liable for $5.8 million in death of young female customer
- The Laneige Holiday Collection 2024 Is Here: Hurry to Grab Limited-Edition Bestsellers, Value Sets & More
- Giants trading Jordan Phillips to Cowboys in rare deal between NFC East rivals
- False reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online
- Iconic Tupperware Brands seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- Alabama Environmental Group, Fishermen Seek to End ‘Federal Mud Dumping’ in Mobile Bay
Recommendation
-
A fiery Texas politician launched a legal assault on Google and Meta. And he's winning.
-
What to make of the Pac-12, Georgia? Who wins Week 4 showdowns? College Football Fix discusses
-
Americans can now renew passports online and bypass cumbersome paper applications
-
College Football Playoff bracketology: SEC, Big Ten living up to expectations
-
CPI report for July is out: What does latest data mean for the US economy?
-
RHOC's Emily Simpson Tearfully Confronts Heather Dubrow Over Feeling Singled Out for Her Body
-
2-year-old fatally struck by car walked onto highway after parents put her to bed
-
Bowl projections: Tennessee joins College Football Playoff field, Kansas State moves up