Travis King, Army private who fled into North Korea, pleads guilty to desertion

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Travis King, the Army private who dashed into North Korea from South Korea in 2023, has pled guilty to desertion and other charges.

King had been court-martialed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and he took a plea deal to avoid nine additional charges.

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