Travis King charged by the Army with desertion for defecting to North Korea

The US Army has charged defector Travis King with several offenses including desertion for sprinting into North Korea in July - as well as the solicitation of child pornography and other crimes dating back to at least last year.
The wide-ranging case against King, who spent over two months in the custody of North Korean law enforcement, includes eight distinct charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, according to court records obtained by Reuters.
The Army claims the private had the intention of abandoning his military duties permanently when he ditched his South Korean post by running across the demilitarized border into the totalitarian country.
He “did remain so absent in desertion until on or about 27 September 2023,” when the hermit kingdom released him back to the US, the court records state.
The Army’s charge sheet accuses King of broad misconduct before his defection into North Korea, including an alleged attempted escape from US military custody in October 2022.
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[@caroldevitt1156]

Can you imagine? Not even North Korea wants anything to do with this guy.

[@neoxyte]

Why would they want them? They just steal and don't work.

[@scwps23]

He must be held accountable for his actions.

[@luislugo4801]

But what actions this did not come up only after he was released back to the us it's only allegations so slow your role.

[@rongooden6545]

Too late. To be held accountable, he should have been left in North Korea.

[@reaperw1532]

@@luislugo4801right now he is just a coward that can’t face responsibility 😅

[@bjornstahle4652]

@@reaperw1532 That is actually a crime for active military. Cowardice is punishable by death.

[@luislugo4801]

@@reaperw1532 😂 gotta love it

[@seandoherty1507]

Should have just pulled his citizenship and left him there.

[@isaacdunn6589]

Back in the day, you would be lined up against a wall and shot for desertion.

[@sbreheny]

Not outside a combat zone.

[@neeldani7450]

Charge him with idiocy too.

[@lovemypups341]

😂

[@RespectMyAuthoritaah]

Mom wants her son to be afforded the presumption of innocence. Okay, Mom. I want to see your innocent son tried convicted and jailed for treason. How's that?

[@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi]

He didn't do anything treasonous.

[@mcmans.]

Treason and Desertion.

[@Deadassbruhfrfr]

​@@LonnieBrewer-dd4wino, but he committing a litany of several other crimes in his rampage.

[@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi]

@@Deadassbruhfrfr Please list his crimes..

[@revellhorton9002]

That's funny that's the same thing I was thinking about you

[@cleanmyshorts1]

Should have left him in North korea

[@censorshipisreal3153]

He seems like someone that thinks a fire alarm opens a locked door when your late for a congressional vote.

[@juanguzman3686]

He might run for congress & guess what! He might get elected!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chris7933]

Are you saying both men are black and that way they're the same? Very racist statement.

[@bjornstahle4652]

Shame that it was in a different building and the people in congress didn't know until AFTER the vote. Maybe you get censored because you push bullsh!t.

[@RespectMyAuthoritaah]

Now that I think of it... 100%

[@chris7933]

@@RespectMyAuthoritaah I like honesty

[@ravikurup8350]

Kim Jung Un had a enough sense to boot this guy out of his country.

[@RobertoTorres-gi8vh]

You be surprised what Kim has done to his own female citizens ! Do the research .

[@lacarpetrondukemarriott]

They know what happens once you let too many take over

[@mcmans.]

Says 4 Replies But Non are Displaying... KZbin Censorship.

[@user-uh6yr4te2i]

​@@mcmans.nobody cares

[@mcmans.]

@@user-uh6yr4te2i You CARED Enough To REPLY 🤣🤣🤣

[@andie666]

He looks like a pervert....just put him away forever and keep kids safe

[@gorillacookies3171]

He was caught with cp

[@ArronPigford-xv5fq]

Wer the father ?

[@sbreheny]

Sow now we are judging by looks?

[@toogie6267]

🤮 they should've just left him there. He's not worth our tax payers money!

[@stevenrandall8300]

Death penalty

[@bjornstahle4652]

That is an actual penalty for cowardice in the military.

[@stevenrandall8300]

@bjornstahle4652 not only desertion, but desertion to North Korea.. and a child predator. But then again we traded away 6 taliban leaders for that bergdahl dude and the merchant of death for griner..so nothing would surprise me at this point

[@venivinivinci]

I guess chomo charges in federal prison would make someone do crazy things

[@chris7933]

They didn't even want to ransom him and they held him for only 1 month that most be a record.😅

[@oo-jj9xv]

Real piece of work

[@calvinmuzzy4059]

Well Duh! He should be charged!!

[@LisaKing-us4tf]

Your lawyer can't do jack squat in a military tribunal.

[@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi]

Yes they can..

[@boydrobertson2362]

Yes they can. Military tribunals are not too different from regular court, outside of it being oriented around UCMJ.

[@bjornstahle4652]

@@boydrobertson2362 The difference here is the penalty for cowardice is death in the military.

[@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi]

@@bjornstahle4652 No it's not..

[@bjornstahle4652]

@@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi Yes it is... The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ruled in 1983 that the military death penalty was unconstitutional, and after new standards intended to rectify the Armed Forces Court of Appeals' objections, the military death penalty was reinstated by an executive order of President Ronald Reagan the following year.[1] On 28 July 2008, President George W. Bush approved the execution of Former United States Army Private Ronald A. Gray, who had been convicted in April 1988 of multiple murders and rapes. A month later, Secretary of the Army Pete Geren set an execution date of 10 December 2008 and ordered that Gray be put to death by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute. The military publicly released Gray's execution date on 20 November 2008. On 26 November, however, Gray was granted a stay of execution by U.S. District Judge Richard Rogers of Kansas.[2] In December 2016, a Kansas federal judge, US District Judge J. Thomas Marten, lifted Gray's stay, moving Gray one step closer to becoming the U.S. military's first death sentence carried out since 1961.[3] The U.S. Military currently has four inmates (all men) on death row, the most recent being Nidal Hasan, who murdered 13 people and injured 32 others during the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.[4]

[@canfieldw]

As he should be………

[@nitrocatofficial6939]

He dishonors the name King.. 🤦‍♂️

[@lIllIIIllIl]

No King did that to himself.

[@Deadassbruhfrfr]

And yet they call themselves kings and queens

[@nitrocatofficial6939]

@juanocampo2262 Martin Luther King Jr. is not trash

[@steverogers9824]

TAKE HIM TO THE TRAIN STATION

[@getonlygotonly]

lock him up. throw away key

[@MachinneToniSUR]

You can't trow away a key he has to be able have hour of free time or court too

[@spacekadebt1641]

Im surprised he didn't cause a major international incident. Way to set us back, King.

[@lIllIIIllIl]

6% of the population commiting over 60% of the crimes. 💩

[@Joaquin546]

Eh things are so cold for nk and the US it doesn't affect the situation. Plus one soldier doesn't change nk selling ammo to Russia.

[@spacekadebt1641]

@@Joaquin546 valid points here.

[@Deadassbruhfrfr]

He's a nobody. Besides being infamous for his stupidity.

[@talos2373]

It's pretty embarrassing that even to North Korea this distraught Black man's life doesn't matter and gets sent back.

[@9m9e9]

If that's all he's being charged it's a slap on the wrist, he'll be processed in 30 days, probably Fort Sill, and be back on the streets like nothing happened. Unless it's a time war no "death penalty".

[@9m9e9]

And if he really pulls the bs, it will be other than honorable discharge not dishonorable.

[@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi]

He racked up more charges.

[@ArronPigford-xv5fq]

Possibly..., I was navy . He'll do time alitte ...get booted out military

[@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi]

@@ArronPigford-xv5fq I already know what charges he will be facing.

[@user-uh6yr4te2i]

Not hardly

[@ewoksalot]

On a serious note: why didn't we just tell NK to keep him? "He's your problem now"

[@smoothoperator1083]

I'm sure no one will notice him in North Korea. He'll blend in !🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mistersecret88]

How did he get back????

[@PottedPanda]

North Korea didn’t want him and gave him to China to give back to the US

[@militaristicsoldier856]

He was deported by the North Koreans, not even they wanted him 😂

[@lIllIIIllIl]

No one wants them. 😂

[@mistersecret88]

I would think they would torture him

[@GoodDeedsBowieTX]

Leave him their 😂.

[@lIllIIIllIl]

SICKO 🤢🤢🤢

[@Mauser1965]

"Do not pass Go! Do not collect $200." Proceed directly to Leavenworth Kansas as you are not a civilian as UCMJ will more than likely cover these issue's.

[@scottbakanumba1heathen313]

Sensitive mama's boy.

[@Jcecil17]

Thank you for serving our tv

[@BatBrakesBones]

The thrill.

[@Scrubby-McScrubberson]

Travis Kang! typical c n n viewer 🇺🇸✌🏾

[@koostory1776]

LOL Guess✊🏾privilege only work in US😂

[@colinmorgan7771]

should have left him in north korea

[@peterkilbridge6523]

This dude is my choice for World's First Brain Transplant. 🤯

[@zaidshirbaz156]

He is a Traitor and trouble maker.

[@gulla04]

He won’t. Many of our dear leaders are just like him or support that lifestyle

[@jakefreedomfighterjosohqajds]

He will get off just like Bowe Bergdahl did

[@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi]

No he won't..

[@jakefreedomfighterjosohqajds]

@@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi united states military courts are useless he will get it wiped off his record like Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl

[@jimbeam2705]

Yep, I put on that.

[@user-uh6yr4te2i]

Not hardly

[@bobg3633]

Gen z's finest

[@gorillacookies3171]

Not even NK wanted this chomo

[@GreenKC]

A great last name stained

[@smartypants9949]

Welcome aboard I still can’t get over the self proclaimed chief part lol

[@smartypants9949]

In this fairytale world, it takes 10 votes and two of them being yours

[@lIllIIIllIl]

MLK Jr (not even his real name) did that to himself. 😂

[@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi]

​@@lIllIIIllIlYour making a fool of yourself.

[@lIllIIIllIl]

@@LonnieBrewer-dd4wi you're* 😂 Can you get anything right?

[@sharrigarvin3348]

Lot of strange issues with this case. Want to hear his version

[@RespectMyAuthoritaah]

I can help you with his version. He is being oppressed by the White man. There, that's his version.

[@sharrigarvin3348]

@@RespectMyAuthoritaah Was that the David Muir interview? I must have missed it

[@RespectMyAuthoritaah]

@@sharrigarvin3348 I don't remember. It was on a couple of the news feeds back when he first ran into North Korea. They were giving a brief run down of what legal problems he had and what he was claiming his issues were. He claimed the Army was racist and treating him poorly because of his skin color. From the charges, I would say he was just behaving badly.

[@nipex69]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣@@RespectMyAuthoritaah

[@Deadassbruhfrfr]

He acted poorly, committed crimes by assaulting someone and vandalizing a cop car. And blamed racism for being a criminal. Typical. And this was before this whole debacle happened

[@beverlybalius9303]

Leave him in NK.

[@jg2712]

Deserved

[@shanemcconnell1736]

Ha, ha, ha, ha ha, I can’t think of a worst punishment than having to live in North Korea, leave him there

[@boydrobertson2362]

North Korea doesn't want him, they kicked him out.

[@chico7469]

Goody

[@emcityflexer]

I didn't know Vegan Gains had a black brother

[@dianalord5825]

Looks sweet and lbgt.

[@DaJaiUice]

Lol man this some of these kids from this younger generation are something else....

[@Er-sv5tn]

🎉

[@thatonekid71]

The usual suspects

[@dc8061]

Your mom?

[@WarAgeTV]

This boy should of never joined the devils army to begin with... Fighting for a people and a country that hates him is foolish! They will learn

[@joesights4244]

Your mother

[@joesights4244]

​@@dc8061😂 way ahead of me

[@LandoShmetzP.]

​@@WarAgeTVwtf? You are welcome for your freedom to say that.

[@PatrickPizarro]

They say to not judge a book by it's cover but..

[@smartypants9949]

How ironic the word I was looking for when he was in another country in uniform and incarcerated smh children in Wonderland…. Who does that? and still no backstory, America the guilty party lol

[@CarlosLopez-ft2hs]

These charges seem sus or a setup like drinking alcohol come on really!! He had no other choice but let's see how this plays out I guess life in prison

[@user-uh6yr4te2i]

Trump loves you uneducated people! He broke many laws

[@vids5374]

Why old boy look like a Lil bow wow

[@Bad_Company666]

He will get a TV show on BET LOL…….

[@unknownuser6757]

They could call it negroes incorporated. The show name