{"id":50940,"date":"2024-08-27T15:11:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/08\/27\/us-soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-will-plead-guilty-to-desertion\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:20:44","slug":"us-soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-will-plead-guilty-to-desertion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/08\/27\/us-soldier-who-fled-to-north-korea-will-plead-guilty-to-desertion\/","title":{"rendered":"US soldier who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/08\/15\/us-soldier-bolted-after-mistreatment-in-the-army-north-korea-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army private who fled to North Korea<\/a> just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travis King\u2019s attorney, Franklin D. 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Nine other offenses, including possession of sexual images of a child, will be withdrawn and dismissed under the terms of the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/07\/17\/hearing-for-soldier-who-ran-into-north-korea-delayed-for-negotiations\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23271307101722.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Hearing for soldier who ran into North Korea delayed for negotiations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Pvt. Travis King&#039;s attorney said a new date for the preliminary hearing has not yet been scheduled.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King will be given an opportunity at a Sept. 20 hearing at Fort Bliss, Texas, to discuss his actions and explain what he did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe wants to take responsibility for the things that he did,\u201d Rosenblatt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate statement, he added, \u201cTravis is grateful to his friends and family who have supported him, and to all outside his circle who did not pre-judge his case based on the initial allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He declined to comment on a possible sentence that his client might face. Desertion is a serious charge and can result in imprisonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AP reported last month that the two sides were in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2024\/07\/17\/hearing-for-soldier-who-ran-into-north-korea-delayed-for-negotiations\/\" target=\"_blank\">plea talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King bolted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/07\/18\/us-soldier-detained-by-north-korea-after-crossing-border\/\" target=\"_blank\">across the heavily fortified border<\/a> from South Korea in July 2023, and became the first American detained in North Korea in nearly five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His run into North Korea came soon after he was released from a South Korean prison where he had served nearly two months on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2023\/07\/19\/soldier-held-in-north-korea-faced-discharge-for-fights-cop-car-damage\/\" target=\"_blank\">assault charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a week after his release from the prison, military officers took him to the airport so he could return to Fort Bliss to face disciplinary action. 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