Gideon D Swartzentruber, 21, from Neillsville, Clark County, was initially sentenced to probation, counseling and fined $443 after being caught with the donkey by its owner back in September.
However, he was back in court this week when he begged a judge to send him to prison - and was handed a 30 day jail term instead.
Court documents did not reveal why Swartzentruber felt his initial sentence was not harsh enough.
According to previous reports by the Marshfield News Herald, Swartzentruber was working on a farm when he walked into a barn and found the donkey.
Police reports said Swartzentruber 'kind of touched the donkey and was playing around being crazy' before deciding to
When asked why he decided to
Swartzentruber added that it was the first time 'he had done anything like that.'
After discovering his farmhand in the act, the owner of the farm reported him to police and then fired him from his job.
Throughout the case, Swartzentruber has represented himself in court. He is expected to report to the jailhouse on Monday, though will be allowed to leave for work.
(Daily Mail - Jan 3, 2016)
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