Explaining the incident two years later, Suckling said “It was a bad combination of poverty and stupidity—mostly the latter.” The board of directors suspended him from the director's job for three months and prohibited him from speaking to media for six months.
In retrospect, Suckling explained that the incident occurred two years prior, attributing it to “a combination of poverty and recklessness—mainly the latter.” The board of directors subsequently placed him on a temporary leave of absence for three months and prohibited him from engaging in public discourse for six months.