A U.S. soldier who was released from North Korean custody last month after fleeing to the isolated Communist country from neighboring South Korea has been charged by the military with desertion and other counts, according to documents obtained by NBC News.
Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King, 23, was expelled by North Korea in late September and was taken into U.S. custody in China, officials said at the time. His release came two months after he ran across the fortified border between North and South Korea, where he was stationed.
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