From the article, he potentially had a plea deal to get out in 2015, but turned it down. > “He could have come home as early as January of 2015,” said defense

From the article, he potentially had a plea deal to get out in 2015, but turned it down. > “He could have come home as early as January of 2015,” said defense attorney Martin Regan, whose firm handled the case from the start. “There’s a man who just steadfastly said, 'I don’t care, you can keep me. I’m not guilty, I want a trial.' ” I am thinking it was strategy to wait it out, perhaps not initially. Or thinking about how he's gonna become a millionaire after suing because of the delays/ loss of right to speedy trial