Missing American Lynette Hooker’s husband flees the Bahamas — after insisting ‘sole focus’ was finding his wife
The husband of missing Michigan mom Lynette Hooker left the Bahamas on Wednesday to reportedly deal with another family emergency – just one day after he assured his “sole focus” was finding his wife.
Brian Hooker, 59, caught a commercial flight out of the Caribbean country “because his mom is very ill,” his attorney Terrell Butler told NBC News.
Brian Hooker, the husband of missing US boater Lynette Hooker, has left the Bahamas after being released from police custody.Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital
Lynette went missing after allegedly falling from a dinghy heading to the couple’s boat, the “Soulmate.”Facebook/Lynette Hooker
“He has traveled to [the] United States of America to be at her bedside during this critical time,” Butler said in a statement to the outlet.
Butler insisted that his client plans on returning to the Bahamas.
Brian was detained last Wednesday in connection with his wife’s disappearance. He was released on Monday after investigators failed to file charges against him.
His wife of 25 years reportedly fell overboard – with the vessel’s keys in hand – while she and Brian were taking a dinghy back to their yacht anchored in Elbow Cay on April 4.
Brian told investigators he lost sight of Lynette and had to paddle back to shore.
Hours after his release, Brian pleaded his innocence to multiple outlets.
Lynette and Brian were married for 25 years.Facebook / Lynette Hooker
In an interview with NBC News, he asserted that he “would never harm” his wife.
But Lynette’s mother revealed that her daughter considered leaving Brian multiple times, and painted him as a “mean” and “hateful” drunk.
Lynette’s daughter from a previous marriage claimed that Brian had a violent history, including choking out Lynette and threatening to throw her overboard.
Brian was also charged with fourth-degree child abuse in 2005 when he allegedly choked his daughter, who he shared with an ex-partner, during a disagreement over her Christian beliefs.
In 2015, Brian accused Lynette of bashing him in the face, while Lynette claimed he choked her out and punched her in the forehead in a drunken rage.
The search for Lynette has since shifted to a recovery mission.
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