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.

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.