I saw something on him, I think it was on nightline or cnn or other, last night or another night. I know he's been communicating with his parents but still hasn't returned to the town that had been ecstatically awaiting him to come to town so they could celebrate his release. The townspeople now just wish the story would go away. Parents said they are just giving him the space he needs to heal from the ordeal and will be there for him when and if he returns to town.
I think some are some aren't still looking forward to his homecoming, many just want their town to fade from the news. But, at least one person in the story says he has a big fish outing awaiting him.