{"id":2344235,"date":"2024-09-21T09:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travis-king-army-private-who-fled-into-north-korea-pleads-guilty-to-desertion-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-21T09:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T13:44:53","slug":"travis-king-army-private-who-fled-into-north-korea-pleads-guilty-to-desertion-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travis-king-army-private-who-fled-into-north-korea-pleads-guilty-to-desertion-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis King, Army private who fled into North Korea, pleads guilty to desertion &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Ftravis-king-army-private-who-fled-into-north-korea-pleads-guilty-to-desertion-washington-examiner%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=2344235&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--><p>Travis King, an Army private\u2064 who fled from South Korea into North Korea in 2023, has pleaded guilty to charges including desertion and \u200dassault on a noncommissioned officer. During a court-martial at Fort Bliss, Texas, King accepted a plea deal that avoids nine additional charges. He will not serve any\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-jussie-smollett-thinks-he-only-got-jail-time-because-of-systemic-racism\/\" title=\"Report: Jussie Smollett Thinks He Only Got Jail Time Because of &#039;Systemic Racism&#039;\">jail time due<\/a> to time already served and credit for good behavior, \u2064despite being \u200csentenced to a year in prison. His plea encompasses five total charges, including disobeying an officer. King&#8217;s attorney stated that he has taken responsibility for \u200chis actions and explained his decision to plead \u2063guilty\u200c in \u2064court.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Travis King, Army private who fled into North Korea, pleads guilty to desertion<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765936\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2572205\/army-private-who-fled-to-north-korea-charged-with-desertion-and-possession-of-child-pornography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Travis King<\/a>, the Army private who dashed into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Korea<\/a> from South Korea in 2023, has pled guilty to desertion and other charges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>King had been court-martialed at Fort Bliss, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a>, and he took a plea deal to avoid nine additional charges.<\/p>\n<p>The soldier will not face any jail time because of time served and credit for good behavior despite his one-year sentence. King&rsquo;s five charges include desertion, assault on a noncommissioned officer, and three counts of disobeying an officer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worlds-worst-human-rights-criminal-xi-jinping-threatens-to-burn-biden-over-taiwan\/\" title=\"World&#039;s Worst Human Rights Criminal Xi Jinping Threatens to &#039;Burn&#039; Biden over Taiwan\">television screen shows<\/a> a file image of Pvt. Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea Aug. 16, 2023. King, who fled to North Korea just over a year ago, will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct. (AP Photo\/Ahn Young-joon, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Travis explained his actions, answered the judge&rsquo;s questions about his decision to plead guilty, and accepted responsibility for his actions,&rdquo; King&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>attorney<\/a> Franklin Rosenblatt said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has accepted responsibility during today&rsquo;s court martial &mdash; but make no mistake, the negative public perception and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-defends-his-great-company-as-he-seeks-to-delay-new-york-civil-trial\/\" title=\"Trump defends his &#039;great company&#039; while seeking to postpone NY trial.\">ongoing consequences<\/a> of his actions, coupled with the confinement he&rsquo;s endured, represents an ongoing punishment Travis King will endure for the rest of his life,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>King caused an international incident when he crossed into North Korea in July 2023 from the Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Korea<\/a>. North Korean authorities detained him for more than two months.<\/p>\n<p>He had previously escaped from an Army escort, which was set to bring him onto a plane bound for the United States after he was held by South Korean authorities on assault charges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After being released by North Korea, the Army took King into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>military<\/a> reintegration program at the Brooke Army Medical Center, a program offered to military and civilians who have been detained involuntarily.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors filed charges against King in October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765936\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765936\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travis King, the Army private who ran into North Korea from South Korea in 2023, has admitted guilt to desertion and several other offenses. He was court-martialed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and accepted a plea agreement to evade nine further charges. As a result of time already served and good behavior credits, he will not face any additional prison time despite being sentenced to one year. King&#8217;s five charges include desertion, assaulting a noncommissioned officer, and three counts of disobeying an officer. <\/p>\n<p>According to his attorney Franklin Rosenblatt, &#8220;Travis explained his actions during the court proceedings, responded to the judge&#8217;s inquiries regarding his guilty plea, and took responsibility for what he did.&#8221; He emphasized that while King has acknowledged his actions in court today, the negative public perception and ongoing repercussions of those actions\u2014along with the confinement he experienced\u2014will serve as a lasting punishment for him throughout his life.<\/p>\n<p>King&#8217;s crossing into North Korea in July 2023 from the Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and South Korea sparked an international incident. He was held by North Korean authorities for over two months after previously escaping from an Army escort meant to return him to the U.S., following his detention by South Korean authorities on assault charges. After being released by North Korea, King entered a military reintegration program at Brooke Army Medical Center designed for military personnel and civilians who have been involuntarily detained. Prosecutors brought charges against him in October<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2344236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Travis-King.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41412,41411,32109,41410],"class_list":["post-2344235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-army-private","tag-desertion","tag-north-korea","tag-travis-king"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Travis-King.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344235","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}