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US soldier who fled to North Korea walks free after guilty plea

King sentenced to one year in prison despite charges including desertion, but released early for ‘good behavior’

Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into North Korea last July in an apparent bid to defect, is set to walk free after a U.S. military court granted him an early release following a guilty plea.

King’s attorney Franklin Rosenblatt announced in a statement that a military court judge in Fort Bliss, Texas allowed the former U.S. Army private to return home after his sentencing on Friday.

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