Everything you need to know about missing Bahamas woman Lynette Hooker
On April 8, Brian was arrested and detained at Marsh Harbour, Abaco.
His attorney, Terrel A. Butler, released a statement denying his client’s involvement and refuting Aylesworth’s claims.
“Mr Hooker categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing and in particular the allegations recently made by Karli Aylesworth. He has been cooperating with the relevant authorities as part of an ongoing investigation,” he said.
Terrel added that his client “has been cooperating with relevant authorities as part of an ongoing investigation.”
Terrel told it too People, “the history has nothing to do with what actually took place on that day.”
He explained, “He is the only witness to what happened, and he has said he did nothing wrong, so citing allegations of abuse or a tumultuous relationship does not explain what happened that day or indicate whether he was somehow to blame for anything that may have happened to her.”
Before the arrest, Brian reportedly shared on Facebook that he was “heartbroken over the recent boating accident in unpredictable seas and high winds that caused my beloved Lynette to fall from our small dinghy at Elbow Cay in the Bahamas.”
“Despite desperate efforts to reach her, the wind and current pushed us further apart,” he wrote. “We continue to look for her, and that is my sole focus.”
He too left a voicemail for his stepdaughterand told her that Hope Town Search and Rescue “didn’t find [Lynette] yet.”
“They can now concentrate all their efforts on a smaller area, and they’re still out there looking. So I just wanted to update you and let you know. I love you. I’ll talk to you later, see you later,” he continued.
Meanwhile, Lynette’s mother, Darlene Hamlett, told the newspaper Associated press she was “glad to hear” about the arrest but said she was trying to gather more information about her daughter’s disappearance.
“We have a lot of unanswered questions,” Darlene said. “We remain committed to a positive outcome from this tragedy.”
Brian is said to have fallen from a police boat as they searched for Lynette during a storm after his arrest. He reportedly suffered an abrasion and a knee injury after falling into the rough water.
