Be a shame if he D.B. Coopered somewhere over the Pacific.

I think it's been reported somewhere that he's already back in Texas.

Charged with desertion, possession of child porn, assault.

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Why do I think Biden is going to give him a full pardon???

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Because you are a pessimist. Do not see a pardon coming.

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Originally posted by GT-40DOC:
Why do I think Biden is going to give him a full pardon???

Yes, why do you think that? The fact that he was actually charged with desertion (I'm as shocked as the next guy!) says something here! It is indicative that the military isn't screwing around and sees this just as seriously as the VAST majority of us here! Kudos to those in our military for adhering to their charge to enforce the UCMJ w/o prejudice!

He willingly walked across the NK border... How would you NOT charge him with desertion? There was "some" dispute about Bowe Bergdahl, even though everyone except BHO silently acknowledged it.

Hadn't heard about the assault charges, but dang, child porn?

Desertion, Child Pornography...Those won't look good on his resume!

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:
Desertion, Child Pornography...Those won't look good on his resume!

Probably be a while before he'll even need a resume'

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Originally posted by stoic-one:
Hadn't heard about the assault charges, but dang, child porn?

The assault charges were the reason he was getting transferred back to the States originally. He got into multiple fights at clubs and with the police, and also destroyed the inside of a police vehicle. The Child Porn is definitely news.

Leavenworth is lovely this time of year!

Don't get me wrong, I do truly hope they throw the book at him and he doesn't see the light of day for many decades!!! I had read where Biden said he thought the "kid" needed to be better understood and receive counseling......that is WHY I made that statement. I definitely try very hard NOT to be a pessimist.

Of course her son didn't do any wrong, why he was on his way to a Bible study when all this happened!

'The actions that the Army is saying that he's doing is not Travis. He's not like that. He's a good boy,'

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Mom of soldier Travis King, 23, who defected to North Korea refutes child porn charges against him and says Army forced him to sign secrecy agreement to never reveal what happened across the border

-King is charged with assault, desertion and possessing sexual images of a child

-His mother, Claudine Gates, says his time in North Korea remains a mystery

-She says the soldier lost his phone while deployed and his social media could have been accessed by someone else

Of course he's a good boy. I'm surprised she didn't add "my baby dindu nuffin."

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'A mother knows her son, and I believe something happened to mine while he was deployed.'

You son is a fool ma'am. Probably his first time away on his own, when someone isn't giving him orders he hasn't any idea of what to do, likely naive and guidable.

U.S. soldier who crossed into North KoreaU.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea set to plead guilty to desertion

Rebecca Falconer



Travis King, the U.S. Army soldier who crossed into North Korea from South Korea before being returned home, will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges, his lawyer said Monday.

The big picture: King "will take responsibility for his conduct and enter a guilty plea," per a statement posted to X by his attorney Franklin Rosenblatt.

In addition to desertion, Rosenblatt said King would plead guilty to assault on a noncommissioned officer and three counts of disobeying an officer. He'll plead not guilty to nine other offenses and the Army is expected to dismiss those charges, according to Rosenblatt.
"Pvt. King has agreed to plead guilty, however further details are not releasable at this time as the guilty plea is subject to the acceptance by the military judge," Michelle McCaskill, a spokesperson for the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, said in a statement shared with outlets including Axios.
State of play: King crossed the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea during a tour of the Joint Security Area in July last year, shortly before he was due to return to the U.S.

He was at the time facing disciplinary measures after serving almost two months in a South Korean prison on assault charges, according to AP.
Pyongyang state media reported after King crossed the border that he had "illegally intruded" into North Korean territory and that he would be expelled.
King was initially taken to the Brooke Army Medical Center in Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, after being flown back to the U.S. in September. But he has since been held at Fort Bliss, near El Paso airport.
He will remain in pretrial confinement, McCaskill said.
Other offenses King was accused of included soliciting child pornography, possessing child pornography and drinking alcohol against orders.
What they're saying: "Travis is grateful to his friends and family who have supported him, and to all outside of his circle who did not pre-judge his case based on the initial allegations," Rosenblatt said.

Representatives for the Army did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment on King in the evening.
What we're watching: His guilty pleas are expected to be entered at a general court-martial at a military base in Fort Bliss, Texas, on Sept. 20, where Rosenblatt said King will be sentenced.

McCaskill said if King's guilty plea is not accepted, the judge can rule that the case be litigated in a contested court-martial.
It's still not clear why King crossed the border or how he was treated while in North Korea.

https://www.axios.com/2024/08/...-army-desertion-plea

Child Porn ? ? ?

Put him into General Population and throw away the key.

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Child Porn ? ? ?

Put him into General Population and throw away the key.

That, or a position with the DNC.


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Whatever his issues may be, a stint in Leavenworth seems like a cakewalk compared to anything the Norks would do to him.

I'm sure the two months in the South Korea prison wasn't a cakewalk, either. I hope he enjoyed his stale rice and late-season winter kimchee.

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