US soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge
apnews.com
U.S. officials say an American soldier who fled across the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea had served nearly two months in prison and was released.

He was charged with assault and held in a South Korean prison. To get away from discipline in the USA, he ran across the border into North Korea.

  • jeffw@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Teixera had a very specific clearance because he had an IT job with access to those files. It’s not common