The rogue state of North Korea is silent regarding the U.S. soldier who ran across the border, was captured, and now is nowhere to be seen.  

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters at a press conference Wednesday that the regime in North Korea has ignored any attempt to speak about the detainment of Travis King.

This is the U.S. Army Private that crossed into the hermit kingdom Friday. 

According to American and South Korean news outlets, King had an extensive criminal history and was released from a temporary holding cell before being escorted to the airport.

King’s original destination was Texas, but then he booked a tour of the Korean border. Amid the tour in the border village of Panmunjom, King left his group and stepped into communist territory only to be apprehended seconds later. 

Since then, there has been no contact with King or North Korean officials about his whereabouts.

American emissaries were not even informed that the disgraced private had crossed. North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, has not even spoken about the incident, nor has any official statement been made. 

In a recent press release, the U.S. government made efforts to highlight that King decided to cross the border on his own. There seems to be no direct connection between his actions and his status as a soldier.

In conversations with different media outlets, King’s family members conveyed their bewilderment and concern about his sudden disappearance into what’s widely regarded as one of the most oppressive countries in the world.

Several South Korean media networks said King struggled and had at least two arrests, primarily involving the assault of one person and a few police officers.