Wash. lawyer to represent Afghan massacre suspect (CBS/AP) A Seattle-based attorney, whose clients have included serial killer Ted Bundy and "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris Moore, has been hired to represent the American soldier suspected to be involved in the recent killing of civilians in Afghanistan. CBS News has confirmed that John Henry Browne was employed by the suspect's family to serve as an attorney for the suspect. Browne has said that neither he nor the military will release the suspect's name due to fear of retaliation against the soldier and his family in the U.S. The attorney has spoken with the suspect and his current military attorneys by telephone, CBS News has learned. The suspect may be moved to the U.S. from Kuwait, though no decision has been made. If that is not possible, then Browne will travel to Kuwait as early as next week. The suspect requested Browne by name; It was unclear whether he was familiar with Browne from television coverage of the "Barefoot Bandit" case or elsewhere. The suspect in not from Washington state. As reported by The Associated Press, the soldier was reluctant to leave on his fourth deployment, Browne said Thursday. "He wasn't thrilled about going on another deployment," he said. He was told he wasn't going back, and then he was told he was going.  Browne described the soldier as highly decorated and said he had twice been injured during deployments to Iraq, once suffering a concussive head injury and once a serious leg injury. Some reports have indicated that alcohol may have been a factor in the shootings; Browne said that as far as the soldier's family knew, he did not have a drinking problem. The soldier deployed in December. A congressional source, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the information, told The Associated Press that he was with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team before being assigned to a village stability operation near the villages where the attack took place. Suspect in Afghan massacre flown to Kuwait Obama promises to use "full force of the law" in response to Afghan killings Afghan outrage builds from shooting massacre A U.S. military official said on Wednesday that the soldier has been flown out of Afghanistan to Kuwait. The suspect's removal Wednesday came hours after surveillance video was released showing him walking up to his base, laying down his weapon and raising his arms in surrender, according to an Afghan official who viewed the footage.