American Soldier Released From North Korea To Be Checked Out At BAMC

In this photo taken in Seoul on August 16, 2023, a man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King (C), who ran across the border into North Korea while part of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border on July 18.

Photo: ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP / Getty Images

The American soldier released from North Korea this week will be medically evaluated in San Antonio. U.S. authorities took custody of 23-year-old Travis King on Wednesday at the China-Korea border. King is being taken to Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston. The Army private was reportedly having disciplinary problems when he crossed the border between North and South Korea in July while on a bus tour of the Demilitarized Zone. Early Wednesday, North Korea abruptly announced its plans to expel King.