Travis King, the young American soldier who crossed the border on foot from South Korea into North Korea in July, was back in U.S. custody Wednesday, a U.S. official confirmed. …

King is likely to have proven “unsuitable for propaganda purposes” to North Korea, Professor Yang Moo-jin of the University of North Korean studies in Seoul told CBS News, because the soldier entered North Korea as a fugitive, making it “difficult” for the country’s authorities to deal with him.

Yang also told CBS News the decision to deport the soldier was likely made due to the U.S.’s lukewarm response to the incident.

[Well, it sounds like we handled this properly, then. We didn’t incentivize the North Koreans but rather, made it clear that King was worthless. And still is. — Ed]