A Michigan man has been arrested after claiming his wife, who remains missing, fell off of a boat during their Bahamas vacation. However, an attorney for the woman’s husband is now claiming he was tricked into talking with police.
As we previously shared, Lynette Hooker, 55, was reported missing after her husband, Brian Hooker, 59, told police she fell overboard an 8-foot dinghy. The couple first boarded the boat around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday (April 4) after leaving an inn in Hope Town.
Once on the dinghy, the couple was heading toward Elbow Cay (in the Abaco Islands of The Bahamas) when the incident occurred. Brian told police Lynette fell overboard while holding onto the boat’s key, thus shutting off the engine.
He claimed he tried to paddle over to her, but couldn’t fight against strong currents quickly pulling Lynette away. Ultimately, he claimed he lost sight of his wife and she now remains missing and search efforts continue.
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As we also shared, Lynette’s daughter Karli Aylesworth, publicly spoke out and requested a deep investigation into her mother’s disappearance.
On social media, she posted a video demanding for more details about the circumstances surrounding her mother’s case. In her statement, she highlighted “prior incidents” that she believes may be relevant to the investigation. She said, “If this truly was an accident, I can understand and live with it. However, there needs to be an intensive review of the facts and circumstances of this tragic incident before that can be determined.”
Karli also told news outlets that lately, her mom and stepdad have been “fighting and drinking more,” and his “story doesn’t add up.” Well, it appears police in Hope Town, Bahamas might feel the same as they arrested Brian Hooker last night.
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On Wednesday evening (April 8), the Royal Bahamas Police Force took him into custody. However, his attorney, Terrel A. Butler, told TMZ that Brian was arrested and questioned by police for more than 3 hours, without an attorney.
Butler said Brian informed police he had a lawyer, but investigators allegedly countered, claiming him he was NOT a suspect and they only needed “some assistance” in Lynette’s case. Brian obliged and cooperated, leaving Butler in the dark about what was said during interrogation.
Investigators initially released Brian after the 3-hour questioning, but then arrested him. No charges have been filed yet.
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