​Hope Town, Bahamas — The American woman Lynette Hooker, 55, and her husband Brian Hooker, 58, were reported missing after their dinghy trip from Hope Town’s Abaco Inn to their yacht on Elbow Cay. They left the inn around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, four minutes after sunset, on a small boat headed to the marina. Bahamian officials say the ignition key was reportedly lost when Lynette fell into the water, causing the engine to shut off. The current carried her away, and Brian paddled back to a Marsh Harbor marina, reporting Lynette missing about 4:00 a.m. Sunday.

John Waters, a friend of the couple, told Fox News Digital he met Lynette and Brian at an oyster bar in Panama City Beach, Florida, in 2023. He said the couple was on a journey around the Gulf of America and described them as very nice, explaining they were pursuing their retirement dream of sailing, though he noted they weren’t highly experienced sailors.

Three days into the search, authorities have provided few answers. Richard Cook, team leader with Hope Town Volunteer Fire and Rescue, told People that foul play isn’t suspected. “It was just a lot of bad decisions,” Cook said, adding that it was nighttime, very windy, with no moon and rough conditions for the small boat.

Karli Aylesworth, Lynette Hooker’s daughter, who isn’t related to Brian Hooker, told Fox News Digital that Brian has a history of violence toward her mother. She spoke in several interviews, including with Griff Jenkins, and said she believes something may have happened to her mother, citing past choking and threats to throw her overboard as part of a troubling pattern. Fox News Digital has reached out to Brian Hooker multiple times but has not received a response, and he has not been charged with a crime.

Aylesworth described changes in Brian Hooker’s behavior when drinking, saying he becomes more confrontational and provocative, seemingly aiming to irritate. The investigation into Lynette Hooker’s disappearance continues as authorities review information and pursue leads.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A Texas man armed with a loaded gun and more than 100 rounds of ammunition was tackled by a security guard inside a Houston church before he could open fire, police said.. Emmanuel Ahsono Mbwavi, 23, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, court records show.. Houston police said that on March 15, Mbwavi arrived at Eden Church, which holds services at Post Entertainment Center in downtown Houston on Sunday mornings.. According to court documents, a member of the church’s security team recognized Mbwavi, who had been asked to leave the property roughly two months earlier after he tried handing out “concerning” flyers.. FLORIDA BILL WOULD LET CHURCHES USE ARMED VOLUNTEERS INSTEAD OF LICENSED SECURITY. Based on that history, the church’s pastor asked the security team to monitor Mbwavi.. The security guard told police he saw Mbwavi wearing a backpack and following a pastor into the bathroom, then walking in and out multiple times before disappearing into the crowd.. According to court documents, another pastor confronted Mbwavi, and while the two were speaking, the security guard noticed Mbwavi holding the grip of a pistol in his pocket.. ARMED TEXAS MAN IN DRESSED TACTICAL GEAR ARRESTED AFTER GOING INTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH UNSECURE DOOR. The guard told police he saw Mbwavi reach for the gun and tackled him, believing he was about to harm members of the security team and congregation.. Mbwavi had his cellphone in his hand and was allegedly counting down, leading the guard to believe a bomb could be detonated.. The security team and members of the church assisted the guard in restraining Mbwavi.. While on the ground, Mbwavi allegedly shouted, “I’m going to kill [the pastor], who is a fake prophet. I am a prophet called Warlock.”. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Mbwavi’s cellphone was allegedly open to a notes application containing information about killing the church’s pastor.. Mbwavi was carrying a .22-caliber revolver loaded with six live rounds, along with more than 100 additional rounds in his backpack, according to court documents.  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A Connecticut judge has declared a mistrial in the case involving an 11-year-old girl who was raped and killed over a revelation involving decades-old evidence.. Marc Karun, 60, was on trial on murder and kidnapping charges stemming from the alleged killing of Kathleen Flynn, according to FOX 61.. Flynn, a sixth grader, was reportedly walking home from Ponus Ridge Middle School in Norwalk when she was attacked on Sept. 23, 1986. Her body was found in the woods along a path to nearby Hunters Lane.. REALTOR’S COLD CASE MURDER FINALLY SOLVED AFTER 15 YEARS, POLICE SAY. While the case ran cold for a period of time, Karun was taken into custody at his home in Stetson, Maine in 2019.. During Karun’s trial in Stamford last week, prosecutors revealed that they received an email from retired Norwalk police lieutenant Robert Fabrizzio disclosing that shortly after Flynn’s body was discovered, a state crime lab officer informed him that she had been disposed of in a used body bag, FOX 61 reported.. Fabrizzio reportedly informed prosecutors that he was concerned about the possibility of evidence contamination in the case, leading Judge John Blawie to declare a mistrial – though he did not dismiss the charges against Karun.. DAUGHTERS’ RELENTLESS SEARCH SHATTERS ‘OVERDOSE’ CLAIM, LEADS TO ARREST IN MOM’S 1992 MURDER. The state crime lab officer who made the revelation about the body bag was 87-year-old Henry Lee, a famous forensic scientist who previously worked on the O.J. Simpson murder trial and worked as the head of the lab at the time, according to FOX 61.. Lee died last month.. “We’re obviously disappointed by this turn of events, especially for the family members of Kathy Flynn, who have waited 40 years for justice and some degree of closure,” State Attorney Paul Ferencek said in a statement, FOX 61 reported.. YALE PROFESSOR’S FATHER CHARGED IN MOTHER’S DECADES-OLD MURDER, SAYS HE ‘USED ME AS BAIT’: REPORT. Prosecutors are now working with the medical examiner’s office and state crime lab to verify if the revelation is true.. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. The information surrounding the body bag was reportedly a surprise to crime lab officials, agency spokesperson Rick Green said.. “This is all a surprise to us. We stand by our testimony in the case,” Green said in a statement to Fox News Digital, adding the agency has no further comment.. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. Karun previously served 10 years behind bars after being convicted of sexually assaulting or kidnapping four other female victims throughout the 1980s, FOX 61 reported.. SEND US A TIP HERE. DNA testing technology advancements and the case’s similarities to Karun’s other attacks reportedly lead investigators to take him into custody in 2019.. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. Shortly after Karun’s arrest, police found nearly 90 guns inside his Maine home, which he was  

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A Haitian illegal immigrant who was caught and released by the Biden administration in 2022 was arrested after allegedly bludgeoning a mother to death with a hammer on Friday outside a gas station in Fort Myers, Florida, in broad daylight.. Rolbert Joachim, 40, is charged with second-degree murder and criminal damage to property, according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office jail records.. Surveillance footage appeared to show Joachim smashing the woman’s car windshield, approaching her, and repeatedly hitting her in the head with a hammer — killing her in broad daylight, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).. The woman, whose identity has not yet been publicly released, was reportedly a store clerk inside the gas station.. SUSPECT IN FATAL NEW JERSEY HIT-AND-RUN CRASH IS ILLEGAL ALIEN, FUGITIVE: DHS. She was also the mother of two teenage daughters, according to a report from local outlet Gulf Coast News.. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) assisted the Fort Myers Police Department in tracking down and arresting Joachim on Mango Street in Fort Myers.. Joachim first entered the U.S. in August 2022 and was released into the country under the Biden administration, according to DHS.. A federal judge issued a final order of removal against him later that year, but he was granted Temporary Protected Status — which expired in 2024.. “This illegal alien barbarically hit this woman in the head multiple times with a hammer,” DHS acting assistant secretary Lauren Bis wrote in a statement. “This heinous murderer was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration. Not only did the Biden administration release him into the country, but they then gave him temporary protected status. Their reckless immigration policies cost this woman her life.”. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. ICE has lodged a detainer against Joachim, and he will be deported regardless of the outcome of the case.. “The arrest of this criminal is an example of how ICE and local authorities can work together to swiftly bring criminals to justice and make our communities safer,” Bis said.  

​Teens taking part in what authorities described as a takeover on Tybee Island, Georgia, prompted panic when gunfire was reported along the pier. The Tybee Island Police Department said officers responded around 6:30 p.m. Saturday after hundreds gathered near the Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion, a popular spot in the laid-back beach community. During the unpermitted pop-up event, officers heard a single gunshot and the crowd began to scatter. Video released by the department showed large numbers of teens running away. Visitors on the island described the scene as chaotic; one said there were about 15 girls who yelled at them the night before for no reason, adding that the crowd appeared to be comprised of drunk white girls—a “cloud of white girls” walking around.

After reviewing 911 calls and video, detectives said they believe the gunshot may have originated from the beach below. The department is now looking for two individuals seen emerging from the darkness beneath the end of the pier and pavilion, and they believe these people may have information about the investigation. Anyone who knows who these individuals are, or if one of them is you, is asked to contact Detective Sam Stuber at (912) 786-5600 or sstuber@cityoftybee.gov.

Tybee Island is a barrier island on Georgia’s Atlantic coast, about 18 miles east of downtown Savannah.