Bahamian authorities released Brian Hooker, the husband of missing Lynette Hooker, on Monday after failing to file charges against him before a 7:20 p.m. deadline.
Brian Hooker, the husband of missing Lynette Hooker, was released from custody on Monday. Brian was held in custody for days as investigators examined the circumstances surrounding his wife’s disappearance in the Bahamas earlier this month.
Terrel Butler, Brian's attorney, told FOX News that at around 7:50 p.m. on Monday, the Bahamian authorities failed to file charges against his client before the 7:20 p.m. deadline, which required his release under Bahamian law.
A few days after Lynette disappeared, police in the Bahamas arrested Brian. He denied causing his wife’s death and has been cooperating with law enforcement, his attorney, Butler, said.
On Friday, Brian’s attorney claimed his innocence and said his wife has not been found. She said police had just finished an intensive 4-hour interview with him in which she described him as continuously asking about his wife.
Lynette, 55, was traveling in an 8-foot motorboat from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on Saturday night.
Her husband told authorities she fell overboard with the keys in her pocket amid worsening weather and strong winds on April 4. He said the couple was not wearing life jackets and that the dinghy lost power after the ignition key went into the water.
Authorities said Brian then paddled to shore and alerted someone about her disappearance early Sunday.
Lynette’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth, told NBC News on April 7 that it is unlikely her mother would 'just fall' off the boat, saying she was an experienced sailor. The couple had been sailing for years and documented their voyages on social media under the moniker, 'The Sailing Hookers.'
Aylesworth also told NBC that the couple’s relationship was volatile, and that they have a 'history of not getting along, especially when they drink.'
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