US Army soldier who fled to North Korea will plead guilty

U.S. Army Pvt. Travis King is expected to plead guilty to several charges the military has brought against him, according to his lawyer.

King was deployed to South Korea but expected to return home in July 2023, when he ran into North Korea during a tour of a town on the border.

King, who is charged with 14 counts for an array of alleged offenses, will plead guilty to five of those charges on Sept. 20 before a military judge in Fort Bliss, Texas, according to his attorney, Franklin Rosenblatt.