Brian Hooker has been released without charges as the investigation into wife Lynette Hooker’s Bahamas disappearance continues.
Brian Hooker , an American man who told investigators his wife fell overboard and vanished in rough waters in the Bahamas , has been released from custody without charges after being arrested and questioned in his wife’s disappearance.
Hooker didn’t speak with the media as he left the police station with his attorney. It is unclear whether he will be required to stay in the Bahamas as the investigation continues or whether he is free to leave the country.
“I am happy to see justice, that justice is really working in this country. They had no evidence and they had no choice but to release him,” attorney Terrel Butler said outside the building where Hooker had been held. CNN has reached out to police and prosecutors for comment on the investigation.
Hooker was arrested Wednesday and questioned in the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker, who was reported missing April 5, police have said. Police had requested an extension to his detention through Monday evening to continue their investigation.
Following Brian Hooker’s release, Lynette’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth, told CNN, “As long as there has been a thorough investigation into all the facts then I’ll have to live with the fact that it’s an accident, but I don’t think this is the end.”
The disappearance of Lynette Hooker, a 55-year-old mother and sailor, set off an urgent search that has since shifted into a complex investigation with her husband of 25 years at its center.
Butler says her client “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing.”
“He’s just hoping to have closure, to be released so that he can continue to search to find out what has happened to his wife,” Butler said earlier Monday.
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