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    Bowe Bergdahl Pleads Guilty To Desertion, Misconduct

    Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held by the Taliban from 2009 to 2014 after leaving his base in Afghanistan, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior.
    by Bill Chappell Oct 16, 2017 2 minutes
    Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (right) was escorted into a military courthouse for a hearing in Fort Bragg, N.C., on Monday. / Sara D. Davis / Getty Images

    Updated at 11:45 a.m. ET

    Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held by the Taliban after leaving his base in Afghanistan in 2009, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Bergdahl was freed in 2014 in exchange for five Taliban detainees.

    Bergdahl, a native of Idaho, pleaded guilty before the military judge in the case, Army Col. Jeffery R. Nance, at a hearing at Fort Bragg,.

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