GREEN LAKE COUNTY (NBC 26) — Ryan Borgwardt, the man who is in custody for allegedly faking his own death, came back to the United States "on his own," the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.
Sheriff Mark Podoll said Borgwardt has been cooperative with law enforcement and arrived on United States soil willingly on December 10. He will make his initial court appearance at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
When questioned about Ryan's whereabouts in Europe and who he was with, Sheriff Podoff said that "at this time, we're still putting that together."
The Green Lake County sheriff was also asked if Ryan had been in contact with his family at all since the previous update on this case, to which he responded "that I can't release."
On Tuesday, the website VINE, which describes itself as "the nation’s leading victim notification network," showed that Borgwardt, 45, was booked at 4:56 p.m.
At 5:34 p.m. Tuesday, the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office announced it would hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning to give an update on Borgwardt's case.
Borgwardt went missing in a kayaking incident on Green Lake in August. On November 8, authorities announced they believed Borgwardt had faked his death and fled the country. Later that month, the Green Lake County Sheriff said Borgwardt was "alive and well" overseas and urged the man to return home to his wife and kids.
