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.
Hooker 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.
