The good news is that a United States Army soldier was found this past Thursday — albeit on the other side of the globe from home unhurt — and no danger to himself or anyone else.

The bad news is that he, in his 20s, went AWOL last weekend, in the midst of facing a court martial for a series of charges. Authorities say he violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

The catch is that he just so happened to be stationed halfway around the world, as one of about 28,500 soldiers stationed in South Korea, who are still technically “at war” with their fickle, funhouse neighbor to the north, ruled by the infamous wannabe gangster and loose cannon dictator Kim Jong-un.

His base is located just miles from the North Korean border. Camp Casey.

A member of the 2nd Infantry Division, the soldier was found by a joint police patrol walking on a street in Seoul at night, near a university area in the country’s capital.

Seoul is about 40 miles from Camp Casey.

This from Military.com:

He was wearing civilian clothes and not carrying weapons or military equipment, said the police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

The military did not identify the soldier.

Hyde said the search had largely focused on Hongdae, but it still took several days to find the soldier because the military decided not to alert the public.

“It’s because this was an AWOL soldier. He was not presumed dangerous,” Hyde said. “He was laying low.”

The soldier is currently in custody “on a U.S. installation in Korea” according to a U.S. Army spokesperson and will face trial very soon.