American Soldier Detained in North Korea

[@FrankBoston]

He literally exclaimed "hahahaha" as he left his group and made it to the other side. There's NO need to try and bring him back.

[@Spider_Cuh706]

HAHAHA let him cook

[@excripto1]

I bet he was filming it for a TikTok while at it.

[@xavierjackson-m2z]

I Totally Agree 👍🏿

[@FrankBoston]

We need to set this brother up with the Carlethia Russell chick. They'd make some CRAZY cute babies if they weren't all invisible.

[@Spider_Cuh706]

@@FrankBoston nah he apparently prefers North Korean Tinder

[@doug6259]

"It is unusual for people to travel in the opposite direction" 😂😂😂 Yes, people don't normally break into prison.

[@craigcrawford6595]

Lol I know several who have actually tried. .

[@gumonmyshu]

No one breaks into prison, they do stupid things and go in for free.

[@jamesm568]

Actually North Korea is an outstanding tourist destination.

[@d.o.g573]

@@jamesm568you mean like a commi zoo ? Yes - maybe

[@andromedamessier3176]

@@jamesm568 ew no

[@jarthe3]

For anyone confused. He willingly crossed the country because he was facing charges in America. Leaves his ass there 😂😂

[@AuZk-k6l]

How do u know this

[@dehvun7]

​@@AuZk-k6lhe just does

[@zulubravo9434]

@@AuZk-k6l It was reported on by ABC news.

[@yankcaptain3942]

Remember Otto Warmbier.....research if you forgot. This soldier is a dead man

[@11Condensation]

@@yankcaptain3942 Remember James Dresnok? who lived a long life

[@Anurania]

You can't blame them. He claims he's fleeing the US military but how do they know he's not a spy? I'm sure we would do the same.

[@Unsensitive]

That'd be my thought. Behavior was not normal, so likely using this as cover to return and report, and political manipulation. Likely be jailed or reported as dead, as he either lives out his life there as a friend of the state, or gets a new identity and goes elsewhere.

[@carolinematusevich889]

LoL. Spies aren't going to enter a blocked off communist country via a tourist group in that way. Because they keep a head count, for starters. Second, he didn't sneak off. He RAN from the group, as in they saw him run off, and called after him to come back. He ran like he was on a mission, but calling attention to himself. Y'all watch way too many action movies, and it stymies your critical thinking skills.

[@carolinematusevich889]

@@Unsensitive no. LoL

[@jacobishii6121]

They encourage defectors to north Korea with loud speakers at the DMZ but every American that has defected ended up in prison in DPRK for a period of time,were tortured for years and then forced to prove their loyalty.They were kept in isolation from the rest of the population then kidnapped women from other countries force them to get married and have children to give up to the govt to be raised as DPRK spies.

[@jacobishii6121]

@@carolinematusevich889 has nothing to do with it the dprk didn't welcome them with open arms you should look into what happened to the other soldiers that have defected. They just end up incarcerated and tortured. North Korea doesn't trust its own citizens

[@srichey444]

🤦🏽‍♀️ Why Americans keep going to North Korea, Russia, Afghanistan, or Pakistan is beyond me. They make it obvious that you aren't welcomed.

[@alderlopezcastro4928]

Probobly cause Russians, Chinese people don't hate American people because there human like them and just citizens.

[@validity1705]

Fr bro this dude didn't even have authorization..he's not even on a mission.

[@JohnnyD-u7]

People snap and do crazy shizzle

[@azazeljojovich2950]

Bruh, Russia is open and completely safe for every visitor, just don't mess with political stuff during travel and everything will be okay

[@Michelle-mu2ux]

I honestly did not know but thank you for letting us know.

[@michaelyucon588]

This was not an accident he was fleeing so hope he enjoys his new life as a photo prop.

[@coffeelink943]

He isn’t the first American soldier that did this willingly

[@wabisabi7755]

PHOTO PROP 😂

[@Spider_Cuh706]

Photo prop? Make him pick cotton 😂

[@ll2323]

Oh he’s not coming back. They will kill him. If NK doesn’t the US definitely will.

[@excripto1]

I bet he was filming it for a TikTok while at it.

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

According to some of the commenters, he was facing charges. One of the charges must have been gross stupidity. "Freedom" in NK is worse than incarceration in the US.

[@jayte4932]

I bet you experienced neither. Receiving nonsense and repeating it doesn't make it true.

[@carolinematusevich889]

I didn't read or hear yet that he was facing charges for anything. I just assume the military was already investigating him for unAmerican activities, so defected to NK that better aligns with his beliefs.

[@carolinematusevich889]

@@jayte4932 According to NK defectors, it is true, despite what Wong tells you.

[@jayte4932]

@@carolinematusevich889 according to defectors!? That's your source?! Oh boy. Yea, I can't compete with the credibility level of a "Trust me bro" propaganda tool. I suggest you and the defector go book a room in one of our wonderful incarceration resorts. You'll have free gourmet meals, a beautiful room with stainless steel furniture, great and loving neighbors, and even your own highly trained professional security team. You'll have designer clothes and jewelry which you can wear around your wrists. It's absolutely great I tell you. I heard it from a defector, so it must be true.

[@wyatt-pn1uc]

@@jayte4932yk there have been people who have been released from North Korea with serious brain damage, source ABC posted about it. It took place in 2017 I believe

[@maximumcaffeine6003]

Well, the soldier is about to find out what _really_ happened to Otto Warmbier.

[@0._9_.0]

😂😂😂😂

[@hawaiianwater1913]

I'm bouta pop a blood vessel trying not to laugh💀💀

[@excripto1]

I bet he was filming it for a TikTok while at it.

[@topgeorge6908]

@@excripto1 broken record

[@Ms._Carriage]

Oh bro u wrong for that one. SO WHY DOES IT FEEL SO RIGHT?!?! 😂😂

[@UnluckyJellyfish]

Could you imagine being his commanding officer. His whole units about to catch heck because of this.

[@FrankBoston]

He is facing trial and going to be dishonorably discharged. That's why he ran

[@carolinematusevich889]

@@FrankBoston Do we know exactly what he was arrested and awaiting trial for? Because unless it has something to do with unAmerican activities, I don't see the point of him defecting.

[@melobueso4366]

​@@FrankBostonI don't understand his logic here, I'm pretty sure American prison is not as bad as being a prisoner of the NK state

[@Spider_Cuh706]

Nah he defected, his commanding officer isn’t liable for that

[@OnePlancheMan]

​@@carolinematusevich889it's all over the news bro. He was facing assault charges

[@chetatkins321]

For everyone commenting: no, he will probably not be okay.

[@yankcaptain3942]

Otto Warmbier

[@chetatkins321]

@@yankcaptain3942 my thoughts exactly

[@rockstepguy3524]

He probably will, it wouldn't be the first time an US soldier crosses the border to "have a better life" (and even in that other case they decided that life wasn't that great there and tried to flee NK).

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

@@yankcaptain3942 Otto Warmbier is not the only one. Otto Warmbier was only the most public example. There have been many like him.

[@Spider_Cuh706]

He will be okay. They probably strip him and keep his clothes then toss him back at one of those checkpoints

[@gsmith4295]

Dude already served some time in South Korea for assault, was facing charges when he landed in America, snuck on a tour and then caused an international incident. If/when he gets out of North Korea hes going to have a new home Leavenworth Kansas

[@SilverCheetah]

Definitely seems intentional

[@COMMANDER_TOONS]

It's it. Double spy

[@will4525]

@@COMMANDER_TOONSor just simple defection 🤷‍♂️

[@carolinematusevich889]

@@COMMANDER_TOONS wrong. Turn off the TV and stop watching action movies.

[@excripto1]

I bet he was filming it for a TikTok while at it.

[@uRcoolz]

Bro is DONE FOR

[@m1zxry_tt832]

Why does it sound like he defected.

[@will4525]

because from the context given here, that's what he did

[@painkillerjones6232]

He couldn't take the "Wokeness" anymore!!!!

[@Kane626]

@@painkillerjones6232 LOL

[@Emolga6274]

@@painkillerjones6232better to be woke than sleep

[@carolinematusevich889]

Because he did. He just ran away from the group, straight to the NK side. He didn't sneak off.

[@kobejanvicente1686]

Dude is a coward for not facing the consequences of his actions. He must really look up to that traitor, Dresnok.

[@wowpoopstaylorsversion3267]

I just read about Dresnok.. He literally wasn't a 'traitor'.. it was his stupid ex.

[@HISTORYGUY300]

He was a traitor.

[@godfreecharlie]

He just got out of a South Korean prison for assault and was being transferred to the US to face charges the Army also has for him. He got into a tourist group visiting the border and bolted. He doesn't know what a North Korean prison is like evidently.

[@Spider_Cuh706]

Lol he’s about to find out

[@Dove88]

Why would they put him in prison North Korea doesn’t care about our laws, he defected.

[@excripto1]

I bet he was filming it for a TikTok while at it.

[@aprl4616]

American do not jailed in Korea. They only follow the US law

[@renaudvillacis8066]

I wonder what kind of assault

[@Dtitilator]

You can keep him.

[@MoonDog21]

We’d better not trade another high level terrorist or arms dealer for another traitor!!

[@bobviallo4964]

He'll definitely fetch at least 2 spys and lifting of a few light sanctions.

[@debbieschjoth7405]

Agree, grinder should have been left in Russia

[@BRUCEJJ66]

Somehow I think if he isn't already very soon this genius will be reconsidering how brilliant his choice to run into North Korea was. He thought his job with our military was tough? Yep, I see some eye opening experiences happening for him even now, he may even attain enlightenment as to just how good he had it before.

[@tiatokkesdal1745]

Keep him there. he needs to reap what he sows. He is not our problem.

[@waffle8364]

no one in their right mind would defect to a place where everyone wants to defect from.

[@nunyabidnis5407]

No great loss.

[@777violett]

Nowhere is the land of free

[@LongNguyen-ce8nn]

Willfully leaving your freedom and get arrested by a dictatorship.

[@bobviallo4964]

Screw him. He willingly went. Why should we want him back?

[@user-cb2qq9jh3d]

Leave him there.

[@adequate673]

if he crossed on purpose leave him there

[@joegover9452]

He's doomed Kim Jong Un would never negotiate with anyone about prisoners

[@adequate673]

@@joegover9452yep

[@excripto1]

I bet he was filming it for a TikTok while at it.

[@remains10]

This is going to end up just like the Otto situation years back

[@NateTheGnat]

“I don’t want to be in in prison. I’m going to go hide in North Korea!” 👍

[@DlxyRekt]

Why was he in North Korea?

[@cryingcarrots]

He was on a tour and separated from his group

[@justanothermind9449]

he probably wanted hollywood to make a movie on him, so he decided to inflitrate north korea with his inhuman god gifted stealth powers, then disable all north korean nukes, and allow the people to overtake the abusive government.

[@American-pl8fo]

@@Klaus2.00 thats what he just said?

[@Klaus2.00]

@@American-pl8fo oh I’m sorry I thought they said he got separated my bad

[@littlewing5682]

It’s in the report...

[@sei7730]

Too bad. He shouldn’t have crossed over and now they have them. Leave them alone💀

[@Genesongx]

@Astrosfan707 He was running, laughing, thinking he could get away from a martial court trial he was about to face There is more going on but they only showed one part, what they want the public to know

[@Hans353]

​@Astrosfan707he didn't know? My niece is 12 and knows about this stuff.. lol. Ignorance doesn't mean innocence. Report says he purposely separated himself from the group and ran off and willfully crossed the border.. play stupid games win stupid prizes I say! He got himself into it. Let him get himself out. If it was purely accidental or he was instructed to it's one thing but to do it just for fun.. yeah no. Let's not waste tax payers money trying to resolve this.

[@fatfroge]

dprk stan smh

[@American-pl8fo]

@@Genesongx what court martial

[@Genesongx]

​@@American-pl8fo He was in a South Korean prison due to assault charges while on duty, he was going to be sent to Fort bliss in Texas but somehow managed to leave the airport and go into a tour near the border which he took opportunity to cross to NK At moment nobody knows how he was able to leave the airport as he was being escorted

[@Jaclyn_Zen]

He would have had a better chance of survival on The Titan submersible, 2 miles down. RIP Comrade 🫡

[@tristan583]

@@Sapphiregamer8605how you missed her joke

[@nathanlin0429]

@@Sapphiregamer8605r/whoosh

[@excripto1]

I bet he was filming it for a TikTok while at it.

[@MuniNadan-rk4jd]

​@Sapphiregamer8605 instant death in 2 sec gives no pain and suffering compared to torture he might face. May Lord Jesus protect him. He might got off in his mind, but Americans care regardless of what ever unlike Devil Kim and evil Putin

[@JoeyTen]

​@@excripto1you left that same comment in other threads. Is this bot activity?

[@KingPaimon666]

Remember James Joseph Dresnok

[@Capt-Intrepid]

This service member was about to be escorted back to the USA for disciplinary reasons after spending time at a military detention facility.

[@Spider_Cuh706]

He defected. We don’t want him, he can stay in NK

[@rickangelico5612]

What kind of journalism is this? His name is Travis King.

[@koltindriver5935]

Keep him.

[@dillon17]

Why did he do that... he is a meme

[@KaloHuntahz808]

Even if by some miracle this soldier makes it back to US soil he’s still going to face military charges and he wont be out and about like the rest of us going on with our lives so not sure what the soldier was thinking to accomplish but he’s probably regretting it right now.

[@terrygerhart1485]

Common, we will be welcomed by Britney G. He will be a hero to some group.

[@shaglekal]

He's not the first American soldier to do this. Google it!

[@justice2]

Treason is increasing... not a good sign.

[@chuckstro1769]

He’s trying to betray them before they betray him first

[@Realitycheck327]

I can indeed attest that it gets boring sometimes on a tour

[@imkillax]

New TikTok challenge. Get captured by a foreign country and escape.

[@codythedoggo7671]

People would actually do that

[@patricklawler4138]

His name is Private 2nd Class Travis King. Was being escorted to airport to fly back to the states to be separated from the army when we didn't get on plane. Wasn't supposed to be on that tour.

[@jee7558]

If that was Brittney Griner, they would get her out immediately

[@abcxyz3378]

What funny is she was in prison for almost 10 months before she was released, but sure let’s forget about that for the sake of lying

[@chrisherrera8384]

He avoided Jail and went straight to prison. The Irony.

[@shamrahman7436]

He did it to himself no one responsible for his actions

[@crow6676]

Let him stay there. He made a choice.

[@reneejohnson9857]

He can forget it .

[@4realGTFOH]

Why did he do this? This story is bizarre.

[@littlewing5682]

he was facing assault charges and was in the process of being sent back to a jail in the US. Guess he somehow thought NK was a better option

[@skyhawk_4526]

@@littlewing5682 Maybe it's karma. I'm sure things aren't going as nicely for him as they would be in a stateside court martial.

[@4realGTFOH]

@littlewing5682 so its not the hero story everyone in the comments thinks it is.

[@karukun0212]

I have been there several times on tours with active-duty personnel--not unusual. The guy sounds like a nut case.

[@snapturtle3253]

now he will be beaten, waterboard and forced into propaganda video on telling how great NK is

[@Razear]

I can't see this ending well. I suspect it will end the same way as the Otto Warmbier situation. Why on Earth he'd voluntarily choose to step foot into NK territory is beyond me.

[@drumsralwaysbest9234]

He will probably suffer worse than Otto Why is that, hes wearing a uniform, North Korea don't really like us right now or ever, that uniform is gonna bring him to unforeseen circumstances, they will torture him because hes wearing that uniform going into their country.

[@freddyfivenightsatfreddy8135]

Once in North Korea never leaving North Korea

[@Charlie-nu1qf]

Dennis Rodman went to North Korea, he came back......😂

[@freddyfivenightsatfreddy8135]

@@Charlie-nu1qf beginner luck

[@abcxyz3378]

@@freddyfivenightsatfreddy8135he went there multiple times, he’s friends with kim

[@ybshadyii4375]

OK AND??? 🤨🤔 HE KNEW BETTER....

[@Nahwhahamathayin-197]

He got in trouble off base and is in trouble with the Army

[@xiii87ryan]

Just leave him over there. He ran away.

[@AsianDrag0n]

He chose to leave. So leave him there.

[@marshamunger6004]

It's obvious there is a lot more details with this story.

[@himatthew]

wow, R.I.P

[@msotil]

I'm sure that, given the man's service record, nobody wants him back.

[@beautifulone5509]

He was mentally disturbed. He was in the process of getting kicked out of the military. Going to North Korea will cure him of his mental illness. That place is hell on earth.

[@Ariesstar29]

I dont believe he "ran" away and made that choise.. they will torture him like no other

[@justingraves9029]

He ain't coming back😢

[@Venom-fk1gj]

He went AWOL because of disciplinary issues

[@jamespena4721]

Like, crossing over into North Korea would be a better thing 😔

[@CDPR2024]

@@jamespena4721 Historically American Defectors to North Korea have been treated quite good.

[@excripto1]

I bet he was filming it for a TikTok while at it.

[@llc1908]

@@excripto1keep up these comments it’s hilarious

[@bnyang84]

Let him fawk around and find out.. 🤣 smh

[@heartdonations2532]

Somebody better call Dennis Rodman!

[@c.s.7266]

He probably won't be coming home.

[@latanyam.267]

Dude, the chow halls can not be that bad!

[@Emolga6274]

Good one babe

[@carolinematusevich889]

And yet, there's no chow in NK. Food scarcity going on there again.

[@Spider_Cuh706]

LET HIM COOK 😂

[@excripto1]

I bet he was filming it for a TikTok while at it.

[@wokeamerica142]

To those that dont know he was facing military punishment , was on a tour of the JSA then decied to run into North Korea....u know the county no one leaves.... i doubt hes even alive tbh

[@zachsaenz9786]

That's on him

[@sakutasu]

I spent a tour of duty at the Joint Security Area and I can say that the party is here in south Korea and not in north Korea. What the heck is this guy thinking !

[@thatoneweirdkidfromschoolt9521]

Hope that man is ok.

[@Redbeef0]

Say goodbye

[@nazomius7033]

@@Redbeef0If NK executes him, then tensions between them and the US would spark, so they probably won’t

[@Lemondrop157]

@@Redbeef0 I doubt they will do that.

[@American-pl8fo]

@@nazomius7033 world war 3

[@xanimegax]

He's a goner.

[@ryanschaefer4847]

Dude defected

[@valeriegage401]

This is like running from cops and jumping in the water with Alligators.

[@howq8729]

It's obvious he won't be promoted

[@aabb-me5lx]

This renegade is not worthy to be called a "U.S. soldier". 🙊

[@LambFlameman]

That one North Korea Soldier guarding the DMZ HEY YOUR GOING THE WRONG WAY

[@omnishambles5956]

He was filming a for a TikTok trend called 'crossing the border into North Korea'

[@nuffsaid8706]

First ever tour….so convenient for a crossing 🙄

[@cashcainiac]

Out of all the places he could've chosen, this dude ran to NORTH KOREA for refuge 😂😂

[@Floridaman360]

Yeah he’s screwed

[@Ǿœ0œǾ]

Well, you can't really blame North Korea for that. Kim is gonna keep him for a while as leverage.

[@skyhawk_4526]

I'll trade him for one bag of rice. If Kim wants more than that, tell him he can keep him. We don't want him back.

[@eh8978]

He dead

[@dannyrandkai]

unfortunately they'll likely turn him into a potato first

[@KingPaimon666]

They'll treat him as an asset

[@Lemondrop157]

They'll probably torture him first 😥

[@cloudy_xDD]

Some defectors end up making it big in film, he might end up dead, or maybe end up starring in a N.K propaganda movie.

[@zszs100]

Maybe he's actually on some secret spy mission and this is just for show.

[@rudymarie9361]

Yea he's not safe

[@AVIANAESMERALDASZISTENNO]

WHY IS THE BORDER OPEN

[@jordandoe1596]

Don’t feel sorry for him. He should have known better.

[@misterdavis9078]

He better grab a basketball and show some moves to convince Kim Jung Un to be easy on him

[@applejuceYT]

they letting anything into the army these days

[@mikemiller209]

What type of clearance did he have ..everyone tight lipped on that one

[@TV90-ufc]

He about to get that BLM treatment

[@carolynlyfordsullivan1377]

This has happened before .

[@leadfarmer7755]

Bye Felicia......

[@ryerye8745]

Lol, now Kim can take pictures with him for PR 😂

[@andocima181]

He deserted his post. Leave him there no deal needs to be made.

[@TheBlarghey]

The intrusive thoughts won

[@darkmetal2412]

Oh god was this soldier a tankie? This feels like something a tankie would do I swear Edit: Oh nevermind turns out the guy was being transfer somewhere to be charge with a crime, so nevermind i get the thought process but still... North Korea?

[@shadowhalk225]

Nahhh homie defected with some crazy sensitive intel lmao

[@ivanpetrenko3393]

The other 4 soldiers that escaped to North Korea greatly regreted it.

[@lukasgladhart5243]

Actually 1 did at first but he loved that they had mercy on him, he was James Joseph Dresnok, he's dead now, but he found freedom in North Korea

[@AT-cl8bf]

He's not going to make it back the same, if at all.

[@prinprin3324]

Wow why go over there leave him