Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran across the Demilitarized Zone and into North Korea last year, was sentenced Friday to a prison term that amounts to the time he has already served.

The US soldier who ran across the border from South to North Korea last year was sentenced Friday to one year in confinement and dishonorable discharge after pleading guilty to charges of desertion and assault.

Travis King fled to North Korea in July 2023 while taking part in a guided tour of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

Pvt. Travis King on Friday pleaded guilty before a military judge to desertion, among other charges, after he made an unauthorized crossing into North Korea in 2023.

Travis King, a U.S. Army soldier who ran across a border into North Korea from the South, pleaded guilty to five charges including desertion and disobeying an officer, receiving a sentence of

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.

King, who fled to North Korea last year, was given a year in prison, but released for time served by a military judge.

Travis King, 24, a serving US soldier, was facing serious assault allegations when he fled to North Korea, but has now faced a military court for his actions