Seems Private First Class Travis King got into a fight with some locals, got locked up, and was being sent home. Instead of boarding the plane home, he joined a tour group and when they got to the DMZ he decided to join Brother Kim and his posse... if he thought prison was bad, he is gonna HATE N Korea. Gotta be crazy to make that jump....
www.wsj.com
North Korea Detains American Soldier After He Crosses DMZ
American man who was on a tour of the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area crossed over the military demarcation line willfully and without permission, the U.N. Command said