US soldier who fled to North Korea had served time in South Korea prison
U.S. officials say an American soldier who fled across the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea had served nearly two months in prison and was released. The
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U.S. officials say an American soldier who fled across the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea had served nearly two months in prison and was released. The
Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports
The U.S. Army has identified the soldier who crossed the demarcation line into North Korea as Pvt. Travis King.
US solider Travis King had just been released from a detention facility in South Korea on assault charges after serving 47 days following an altercation with locals
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that Pvt. Travis King "willfully and without authorization" crossed the border.