Sergeant Jenkins never made it to Moscow Yesterday, a US military court sentenced Sergeant Charles Jenkins, who fled to North Korea almost 40 years ago. The trial took place at an American military base near Tokyo. The sentence was lenient - 30 days in prison and an inglorious discharge from the army; in the worst case, 64-year-old Jenkins faced life imprisonment. “Madam, I am truly guilty,” the deserter told the military judge, Colonel Denis Vowell.