VOA News | Wednesday, September 27, 2023 
American Soldier Travis King in US Custody After Fleeing to North Korea

The Pentagon says an American soldier who illegally crossed into North Korea in July is now in U.S. custody. A senior Biden administration official told reporters that King was transferred out of the DPRK and crossed the border to China with the help of the government of Sweden. The official said the U.S. received him in China and transferred him home. DPRK is an acronym for North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. “We thank the government of Sweden for its diplomatic role serving as the protecting power for the United States in the DPRK and the government of the People’s Republic of China for its assistance in facilitating the transit of Private King,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement Wednesday. Pentagon Press Secretary Brig Gen Pat Ryder praised the “the hard work of personnel in the Army, United States Forces Korea, and across the Department of Defense to bring Private…Read more