The US soldier who ran across the border from South to North Korea last year was sentenced Friday to one year in confinement and dishonorable discharge after pleading guilty to charges of desertion and assault.

U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea and was taken into custody there, was sentenced on Friday to one year of confinement then freed based on time already served, his lawyer said in a statement.

Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran across the Demilitarized Zone and into North Korea last year, was sentenced Friday to a prison term that amounts to the time he has already served.

Travis King fled into North Korea in July 2023 while taking part in a guided tour of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

U.S. Army soldier Travis King has pleaded guilty to desertion and four other charges following an incident last year in which he ran into North Korea.