A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea by crossing the heavily militarized border, local media reported on Tuesday. The man, wearing a military uniform, crossed over on Tuesday morning in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula and was taken into custody by South Korean guards, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported. Further details were not initially provided. The report comes just under two weeks after a North Korean man reportedly crossed the heavily guarded maritime border into South Korea. According to reports, the escapes could be linked to recent psychological warfare mea…