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Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion

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Travis King will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges, his lawyer says.

Nine other charges will be withdrawn and dismissed under the terms of the deal.

King bolted across the heavily fortified border from South Korea in July 2023 , and became the first American detained in North Korea in nearly five years .

"He wants to take responsibility for the things that he did," his attorney says.

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English

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