In this photo taken in Seoul on August 16, 2023, a man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King (C), who ran across the border into North Korea while part of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea’s border on July 18. Travis King defected to North Korea to escape “mistreatment and racial discrimination in the US Army”, state media said Wednesday, Pyongyang’s first official confirmation they were holding the American soldier. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
OAN Staff James Meyers 3:10 PM – Monday, August 26, 2024
The U.S. Army private who ran across the South Korean border into North Korea announced he will plead guilty to desertion and assault as part of a plea deal, according to his lawyer.
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Travis King will also plead guilty to disobeying an officer, and assaulting a…