U.S. soldier Travis King arrives in Texas after North Korea expulsion
NBCAPR 29 2023
Travis King, the US Army private who fled across the South Korean border into North Korea last year, is expected to plead guilty to five charges, including desertion and assaulting an officer, according to the soldier's attorney, Franklin D. Rosenblatt.
As part of the plea deal, nine other charges will be dropped, including possession of child pornography, which was connected to allegations that he tried to solicit such material over the social media app Snapchat.
He also faced charges of leaving his barracks without permission in the fall of 2022, kicking a superior officer in the head in October 2022, and unauthorized consumption of alcohol.
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