Travis King Is in American Custody , After Being Detained in North Korea.<br />U.S. Army Private Travis King crossed the military demarcation line between <br />South Korea and North Korea in July.<br />Prior to entering North Korea, <br />King was charged with assault in South Korea and was scheduled to return to Texas' <br />Fort Bliss to be removed from the Army. .<br />On Sept. 27, King was released to <br />U.S. custody in China, Fox News reports.<br />The relevant organ of the DPRK decided to expel Travis King, a soldier of the U.S. Army who illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK, under the law of the Republic, Via state media outlet Korean Central News Agency.<br />North Korea also said that King “confessed that <br />he illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK <br />as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment <br />and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army and <br />was disillusioned about the unequal U.S. society.”.<br />The National Security Council (NSC)<br />confirmed that King has been returned. .<br />[The NSC] are very pleased to announce this morning — although events are still ongoing — that the U.S. government has successfully facilitated Private Travis King's departure from the DPRK, NSC Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania Mira Cooper, via statement.<br />His transfer culminates a months-long <br />effort involving multiple U.S. government agencies undertaken out of concern for <br />Private King's well-being and a desire <br />to reunite him with his family, NSC Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania Mira Cooper, via statement.<br />King is said to be in <br />good health, Fox News reports.
