Where did it say he was a suspect. Or that he didn’t talk to the police? It said that when he got back to FL he got a lawyer—and stopped talking.
I agree this doesn’t look great. But any attorney would tell us to do the same thing.
Of course, he’s a suspect. To pretend he isn’t is foolish. My original question is did he get the lawyer before he was contacted by the police or after? Timing is everything.