Civilian tours of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) are advertised at the airport and King appeared to have decided to join one, an official said. He had passed alone through security to his gate and then fled, one official said. military to the airport to return to his home unit in the United States, two U.S. King had finished serving detention in South Korea and was transported by the U.S. "I can't see Travis doing anything like that," she said. "I know it was related to what he did."Ĭlaudine Gates, told ABC News she was shocked at the news her son had crossed into North Korea. Travis started (being) reckless (and) crazy when he knew my son was about to die," the outlet quoted Gates as saying. "When my son was on life support, and when my son passed away. Gates said his son died in late February from a rare genetic disorder and was on life support in his final days. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in February to a fine, a court document seen by Reuters showed.Ĭarl Gates, the brother of King's mother Claudine Gates, told the Daily Beast his nephew had been "breaking down" after the tragic death of his 7-year-old cousin earlier this year. While based in South Korea, he faced accusations of assault and damaging a police car in an October incident.
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