The US soldier who ran across the border from South to North Korea last year has been sentenced to one year in confinement and dishonorable discharge after pleading guilty to charges of desertion and assault. Pvt. Travis King pleaded guilty at a court martial in Fort Bliss, Texas, to one count of desertion, one count of assault on a noncommissioned officer, and three counts of disobeying a superior commissioned officer.
As a result of his guilty plea, King has been reduced in rank to the lowest enlisted rank, E1, and will face forfeiture of pay and allowances. The time King spent in confinement after his apprehension will be counted towards his sentence, according to the US Army Office of Special Trial Counsel.
