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.
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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