Bahamas police may have tricked Lynette Hooker’s husband into talking to them for three hours before arrest: lawyer

Police in the Bahamas may have tricked US boater Lynette Hooker’s husband into talking to them for three hours before arresting him in connection with her disappearance, his attorney has said.

Brian Hooker, 59, was taken into custody Wednesday by the Royal Bahamas Police Force after his wife, Lynette, 55, reportedly fell overboard from the couple’s dinghy Saturday.

The police originally told Hooker that he was not a suspect and said they needed “some assistance” in his wife’s case, his attorney, Terrel A. Butler, told TMZ Thursday.

Missing American woman Lynette Hooker smiles while holding a phone.
Lynette Hooker, 55, was believed to have been swept away by currents after falling into the sea from the dinghy she was in.Facebook/Lynette Hooker

Brian Hooker, a man with a gray beard and dark knit cap, sitting on a boat.
Brian Hooker was arrested in connection with his wife’s disappearance.Facebook/Lynette HookerHooker told the police he had an attorney, but didn’t call for one, as he cooperated with investigators for over three hours, Butler said.

She added that she didn’t know what Hooker had told investigators.

Hooker was initially released but later arrested Wednesday evening, according to Butler, who said that no charges have been filed.

Lynette Hooker squatting on a boat deck next to a portable solar oven, with houses on stilts visible across the water.
Lynette Hooker went missing in the Bahamas.@ the_sailing_hookers / Instagram
He previously denied any involvement in his wife’s disappearance, saying he was “devastated” in a statement posted on his Facebook page.

Lynette’s daughter from a previous relationship raised the alarm about Hooker’s behavior earlier in the week, calling for an investigation into her mother’s death.

Brian Hooker and Lynette in a selfie.
Brian and Lynette Hooker smile in an undated photo. Lynette went missing over the weekend in the Bahamas.Facebook/Brian Hooker
“There have been prior issues brought to my attention, which may be important for any thorough investigation. If this truly was an accident, I can understand and live with it,” Karli Aylesworth told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.

“However, there needs to be an intensive review of the facts and circumstances of this tragic incident before that can be determined,” she added.

Lynette and Brian Hooker in a small white dinghy on the water.
Lynette and Brian Hooker were sailing in the Bahamas at the time of her disappearance.Facebook/Lynette Hooker
On Wednesday, it was revealed that Brian allegedly didn’t tell Aylesworth about her mother’s disappearance for almost 24 hours.

When he finally called her, his voice was “monotone and relaxed,” Aylesworth told NBC News.

Lynette Hooker, her husband Brian Hooker, and her daughter posing for a selfie by a dock.
Lynette and Brian Hooker smile in an undated photo.Facebook / Lynette HookerBrian had previously assaulted his wife and threatened to throw her overboard, Alesworth alleged in a separate interview with Fox News.

“There’s history of him choking her out and threatening to throw her overboard. So the fact that this is actually happening makes me believe there’s more to the story,” she said.