Surely he had enough money to order a private jet or yacht or both.
There was talk that he was followed around everywhere in Bahamas by the police.
Like I said, there are ways to keep someone on an island without arresting them. Especially in this case, what was he going to do, sue?
On a boat? Usually not. Most people island hopping in the Caribbean definitely aren't going through any kind of passport controls.
Unless the cops were following him everywhere he went, Bahamas would be one of the easier places to escape.