That sounds bogus. I'm quite sure all authorized law enforcement authorities are working in conjunction with each other and not playing lone wolf with the press. If I was in charge of investigating this case, and something like this came out, I would get on the military liaison officer's butt and demand an explanation as to why the military were not cooperating with local authorities.
IMO, NH is the culprit and everything has been solidified short of finding the actual body. A 100,000 bond for FTR is high, even in NC, and they just want to make sure he's not going anywhere. This case should be highlighted to come up with new, harsher laws to force on registered sex offenders in the next legislation, including increasing the restriction limit and the penalties for non-compliance to minimum felony levels much higher than they are now. Also, GPS should be mandated for all offenders off paper, paid for by the offenders themselves. Had Nick worn GPS that night, then there would be no question of his actions, and that may have even prevented him harming KB because he would be concerned about his tracking.