Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:06am on 21 Sep 2024,Saturday International
Travis King, the U.S. soldier who fled from South to North Korea in 2023, has been sentenced to one year of confinement and dishonorably discharged from the military. He faced charges of desertion and assaulting a non-commissioned officer. However, with time already served and credit for good behavior, the 24-year-old Army private has been released, according to his legal team. During a hearing at Fort Bliss, Texas, King pleaded guilty to five of the original 14 military charges, with the remaining charges being dismissed. The case attracted global attention after his brief defection to North Korea.
