A Wisconsin man who officials say faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe was charged with a midemeanor count of obstructing an officer Wednesday after he turned himself in to authorities. Ryan Borgwardt,

Ryan Borgwardt faces a misdemeanor charge after he abandoned his wife and three children for Eastern Europe after allegedly faking his own drowning last summer.

Authorities say a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning and left his wife and three children for Eastern Europe has willingly returned to the U.S.