Source: United Press International
“Travis King, the U.S. Army private who ran across the DMZ into North Korea last year, will plead guilty to charges including desertion and assault as part of a plea deal, his lawyer said. … King will enter his plea at a general court-martial on Sept. 20 in Fort Bliss, Texas, according to the lawyer. … King …. was in South Korea as part of a rotational deployment, where he was arrested and held in a local prison for nearly two months on assault charges. The 23-year-old was scheduled to return to the United States to face additional disciplinary action in July 2023. U.S. military officers escorted him to Incheon Airport and took him as far as the security area. Instead of boarding the plane, however, King joined a civilian tour of the heavily guarded Panmunjom Village in the DMZ and dashed across the border.” (08/27/24)