GREEN LAKE, Wisconsin ( WISN ) -- A man who staged his drowning death and fled to Eastern Europe appeared in Green Lake County court Tuesday for a plea and sentencing hearing on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer.

Ryan Borgwardt pleaded no contest to the charge.

When asked if he had anything to say Tuesday in court, Borgwardt said, "I deeply regret the actions that I did that night and the pain I caused my family and friends."

Judge Mark Slate sentenced Borgwardt, 45, of Watertown, to 89 days in jail. That is the same amount of time he misled law enforcement last year.

"The court finds the appropriate time for the defendant to spend in the county jail is the length of time he allowed his deception to continue," Slate said.

Borgwardt had also been ordered to pay $30,000 i

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