Travis King, Army soldier who ran into North Korea, to plead guilty, lawyer says

Travis King, the U.S. Army private who ran across the border from South Korea to North Korea last year will plead guilty on Friday at a general court martial hearing being held at Fort Bliss, Texas.

“He faces 14 charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice but will plead guilty to five, including desertion, while the remaining charges will be withdrawn and dismissed by the Army,” his attorney Franklin Rosenblatt said in a statement issued Thursday.

“Travis will provide an account of his actions, respond to the military judge’s questions about his decision to plead guilty, and receive his sentence,” Rosenblatt added.

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Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images – PHOTO: (United Nations Command soldiers and a South Korean soldier stand guard before North Korea’s Panmon Hall and the military demarcation line separating North and South Korea, at Panmunjom, in the Demilitarized Zone, on October 4, 2022.

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