Husband of American lady lacking within the Bahamas is launched with out expenses | EUROtoday

The husband of an American lady lacking within the Bahamas has been launched with out expenses filed towards him, based on native police.

Brian Hooker, 59, advised police he and his 55-year-old spouse, Lynette Hooker of Onsted, Michigan, had been touring in a motorboat from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on the night time of April 4, when she fell overboard.

“Strong currents subsequently carried her away, and he lost sight of her,” police stated in an announcement shared by a number of retailers. Brian has denied any wrongdoing.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force introduced final Wednesday that Brian had been taken into custody to be questioned about his spouse’s disappearance.

Police probed Brian for greater than three hours about his relationship along with his spouse, and whether or not he triggered her hurt, his legal professional Terrel Butler stated, per NBC News.

“He was uncertain as to why they were questioning him about causing harm or possible murder when they had not given him any information where she is, if they had recovered her,” Butler stated.

On Monday, the Bahamas police stated in a press launch the American had been launched from custody after authorities consulted with native prosecutors, who “recommended that no charges be filed at this time pending the outcome of further investigations.”

Butler advised reporters Monday that authorities “had no evidence” towards Brian and that he wanted time to “destress from this horrible experience,” NBC News reported.

The Independent has reached out to Brian’s attorney as well as local police and prosecutors for comment.

Brian and Lynette temporarily separated in 2024, during which time she reportedly confided in a friend about how their relationship deteriorated while at sea.

“I assume it was an excessive amount of closeness. We determined to name it quits. I’m not going again,” Lynette Hooker wrote in messages to her friend, Marnee Stevenson, that were obtained by CBS News.

“We had been married 21 years. Our marriage lasted 6 weeks cruising,” she stated.

The Michigan couple had documented their adventures at sea on social media below the identify “Sailing Hookers.”

Lynette’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth, beforehand advised NBC News that her mom and Brian have a “history of not getting along, especially when they drink.”

The couple accused one another of assault in 2015, based on a police report from Kentwood, Michigan, beforehand reported on by NBC News.

Lynette was nonetheless lacking as of Monday and the Bahamas police are asking for the general public’s assist in the investigation. The U.S. Coast Guard has additionally opened a probe into the matter.