--- description: Jeffrey Fowle returns after a half a year in captivity title: North Korean Detainee Lands At Home in Ohio image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ab5ea3a6e8e54cd/698762115f570feee1b12dae/jeffrey-fowle.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # American Released From North Korea Lands in Ohio by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 22, 2014 11:17 AM CUT  Jeffrey Fowle, an American detained in North Korea speaks to the Associated Press, Sept. 1, 2014 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Jeffrey Fowle, an American detained in North Korea speaks to the Associated Press, Sept. 1, 2014 in Pyongyang, North Korea.Wong Maye-E—AP by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 22, 2014 11:17 AM CUT An Ohio man who was detained in North Korea for nearly half a year has [arrived back home](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/22/north-korea-jeffrey-fowle-detainee/17706531/ "undefined"). Jeffrey Fowle landed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio Wednesday morning, [one day after being released](http://time.com/3529126/north-korea-jeffrey-fowle-released/ "undefined") from North Korean custody, the [Associated Press](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/22/north-korea-jeffrey-fowle-detainee/17706531/ "undefined") reports. The 56-year-old Miamisburg resident was arrested earlier this year by North Korean authorities after he left a Bible at a nightclub. Christian evangelism is considered a crime in North Korea. Fowle was the only one of three Americans held by Pyongyang who was not convicted of any charges. Two other Americans, Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller, continue to be held. \[[_AP_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/22/north-korea-jeffrey-fowle-detainee/17706531/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3530890/jeffrey-fowle-north-korea/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3530890/jeffrey-fowle-north-korea/"},"headline":"American Released From North Korea Lands in Ohio","datePublished":"2014-10-22T11:17:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:56:15.519Z","description":"Jeffrey Fowle returns after a half a year in captivity","url":"https://time.com/3530890/jeffrey-fowle-north-korea/","keywords":["North Korea"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ab5ea3a6e8e54cd/698762115f570feee1b12dae/jeffrey-fowle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ab5ea3a6e8e54cd/698762115f570feee1b12dae/jeffrey-fowle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jeffrey Fowle","caption":"Jeffrey Fowle","creditText":"Wong Maye-E—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3530890/jeffrey-fowle-north-korea/","name":"American Released From North Korea Lands in Ohio"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"American Released From North Korea Lands Back in Ohio","description":"American Released From North Korea Lands Back in Ohio","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/UXfC55ic/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-10-23T07:47:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UXfC55ic.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3530890/jeffrey-fowle-north-korea/","duration":"PT22S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3530890/jeffrey-fowle-north-korea/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```