Thats what I have been saying since the beginning. He just wanted out of the Thailand prison.
What sucks is the country he was in surrendered all legal rights (so that he could be tried here for the murder) which also means he can't be PUT BACK into the prison back over there. Basically he just got out of jail, and a free plane ride back to the states with no repercussions.
If my understanding of it is correct.
RD