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.

U.S. Army Pvt. Travis King, who crossed into North Korea last year, pleaded guilty to charges related to desertion, assault and disobeying an order, the Army said Friday in a blog post. King pleaded guilty to three counts of disobeying a superior commissioned officer,