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In July of last year, one of the stranger stories to come out of the American military in some time lit up the headlines. U.S. Army Private Travis King fled across the border into North Korea and surrendered to Kim Jong-un’s military. The fact that he managed to do this without getting shot was fairly amazing, but his actions raised many questions. Was he a spy working for Pyongyang? Did he have access to any military or intelligence secrets that were now at risk of being compromised? The actual story turned out to be nothing of the sort and the North Koreans turned King back over to us a couple of months later. On September 20, Travis King will plead guilty to multiple charges at Fort Bliss, Texas. Among the most serious charges he will admit to is desertion. (NY Post)
The US Army private who bolted across the South Korean border into North Korea last year will plead guilty to desertion and assault as part of a plea deal, according to his lawyer.
Travis King will also cop to disobeying an officer, and assaulting a noncommissioned officer, his attorney Frank Rosenblatt told CNN Monday.
“US Army Private Travis King will take responsibility for his conduct and enter a guilty plea. He was charged by the Army with fourteen offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice,” Rosenblatt said in a statement. “He will plead guilty to five of those, including desertion.
