{"id":1978889,"date":"2023-07-20T19:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T23:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-soldier-detained-in-north-korea-skipped-flight-back-to-u-s-before-sprinting-across-dmz-line-report\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T19:02:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T23:02:58","slug":"american-soldier-detained-in-north-korea-skipped-flight-back-to-u-s-before-sprinting-across-dmz-line-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-soldier-detained-in-north-korea-skipped-flight-back-to-u-s-before-sprinting-across-dmz-line-report\/","title":{"rendered":"US Soldier Detained in N. Korea Skips Flight, Sprints Across DMZ: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-soldier-detained-in-north-korea-skipped-flight-back-to-u-s-before-sprinting-across-dmz-line-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1978889&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>American Soldier\u200c Makes Daring Escape Across North Korean Border<\/h2>\n<p>In a stunning\u2064 turn \u200cof events, an American \u2064soldier in \u200bNorth\u200d Korean custody managed \u2063to evade\u2064 authorities and \u2064sprint across \u2063the demilitarized \u200dzone before making his getaway in a van\u200b driven by North Korean troops. \u2062This &#8220;serious\u200c incident&#8221; was detailed in a report\u200d obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/themessenger.com\/news\/exclusive-u-s-army-report-details-army-soldiers-crossing-into-north-korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Messenger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c soldier in question, \u2063U.S. Army Private Travis King, 23, intentionally\u2062 crossed\u200d into North \u2063Korean territory without \u200cauthorization, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. This act of defiance has raised many \u2063questions and concerns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">U.S. soldier Travis King detained after intentionally\u2063 crossing into North\u2062 Korea.<\/p>\n<p>King faced two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-year-old-man-charged-with-murder-of-texas-pastor\/\" title=\"21-year-old man charged with murder of Texas pastor\">assault charges<\/a> and was fined by a South Korean court\u2062 for damaging a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-soldier-in-north-korean-custody-was-facing-disciplinary-action-over-assault\/\" title=\"US Soldier in North Korean Custody Faces Disciplinary Action for Assault\">police\u2064 car<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was being\u2062 escorted \u2064back to the US, \u2063reportedly to \u200bface disciplinary\u2064 action. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1rm0ntihFN\">pic.twitter.com\/1rm0ntihFN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063Bo\u200d Mbindwane (@mbindwane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mbindwane\/status\/1681643099271954432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>King&#8217;s \u2063troubled history \u200cis now coming to light. \u200dHe had previously been involved\u2062 in altercations that required South Korean police intervention. Court documents obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/us-soldier-got-fights-damaged-police-car-before-dash-north-korea-court-docs-2023-07-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reveal that he faced assault charges and was fined for damaging a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">police car<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2063to \u2063The Messenger report, King missed\u200b his flight back to \u2062the U.S. \u2063to face \u200bdisciplinary\u2062 action, which ultimately led to his detainment by \u2062North Korean authorities. The \u200dcircumstances surrounding his escape \u200bfrom the airport \u200bremain unknown.<\/p>\n<p>After being held in\u200c confinement and performing \u200dhard labor for 50 days, King was finally released on July 10. However, before \u2062his release, he\u2063 had\u2062 already booked private tours \u2062of\u2062 the demilitarized zone. Witnesses\u200c reported that King ran \u200dacross the border,\u2063 shouting\u200d with apparent \u2064glee.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-soldier-detained-in-north-korea-skipped-flight-back-to-u-s-before-sprinting-across-dmz-line-report\/\" title=\"US Soldier Detained in N. Korea Skips Flight, Sprints Across DMZ: Report\">daring escape unfolded<\/a> as authorities gave chase, with King managing to reach \u2063a van driven by North Korean troops.\u200c The\u2064 U.S.\u200b military\u2064 is now investigating whether there\u200b were any prior communications between \u2064King and Korean authorities,\u200c while the Army&#8217;s 2nd\u200c Infantry Division \u200dis conducting \u200dits own investigation, according to The Messenger.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to \u200bnote that crossing into North Korean territory is strictly prohibited for U.S. citizens, a rule put \u200bin place after the tragic death of college \u200cstudent \u200dOtto \u200dWarmbier. Warmbier was sentenced to hard labor and \u2062ultimately died shortly after returning to the U.S. in a coma.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration is currently focused on ensuring King&#8217;s well-being and uncovering the full details of this extraordinary incident. This development comes at\u2063 a time when tensions \u2064in the\u200d region are already high, with \u2064the recent deployment of \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sinking-our-future-bidens-budget-cuts-funds-to-u-s-navy-as-china-ramps-up-shipbuilding\/\" title=\"'Sinking Our Future': Biden's Budget Cuts Funds to U.S. Navy As China Ramps Up Shipbuilding\">nuclear-armed submarine<\/a> \u200cto \u2064South Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea, evading a return flight to the US. He dashed through the demilitarized zone and hopped into a van driven by North Korean soldiers, according to a leaked &#8220;serious incident report&#8221; obtained by The Messenger. Private Travis King, 23, deliberately trespassed the border, acting against orders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":1978890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1978889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1978889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1978890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1978889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1978889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1978889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}