Soldier held in North Korea faced discharge for fights, cop car damage

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Soldier held in North Korea faced discharge for fights, cop car damage
By Davis Winkie and James Clark
Jul 19, 01:27 PM
A general view shows the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea on July 19, 2022. An American has crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea, the American—led U.N. Command overseeing the area said Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)

The soldier who crossed the North Korean border Tuesday had previously been arrested in South Korea for getting into a fight with two South Korean nationals, and for damaging a police car, Army Times has learned.

A U.S. official told Army Times that Pvt. Travis King, a 23-year-old cavalry scout on rotation in South Korea as part of the 1st Armored Division, was arrested on Oct. 8, 2022, following an altercation with two South Koreans. King also damaged a local police officer’s patrol car, the official said.

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