Travis King got into fights, damaged police car before running to North Korea
Tuesday was facing multiple assault allegations as well as a fine for damaging a police vehicle.
When police put him in the backseat of the patrol car, King reportedly spouted expletives and insults aimed at Koreans, the South Korean army, and the police. On February 8 this year, the Seoul Western District Court also fined him 5 million won, the equivalent of approximately $3,950.It was not immediately clear if the censure was related to the October incident.The solider spent time in US military detention in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, following the October debacle, one of the lawyers who represented him at the time claimed.
“It took everybody a second to react and grasp what had actually happened, then we were ordered into and through Freedom House and running back to our military bus,” a Swedish visitor who was on King’s tour wrote of the moment he purportedly ran across the border, loudly cackling “ha-ha-ha.” Barricades are placed near the Unification Bridge, which leads to Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone.“We’re closely monitoring and investigating the situation and working to notify the soldier’s next-of-kin and engaging to address this incident,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters Tuesday.
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