NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. GREAT ABACO ISLAND, Bahamas – Bahamian authorities have decided to release Brian Hooker, the husband of missing Michigan boater Lynette Hooker, after a Monday evening deadline to charge him in connection with her disappearance, his attorney said.. Hooker had been held in custody for days as investigators examined the circumstances surrounding his wife’s disappearance near Elbow Cay earlier this month.. His attorney, Terrel Butler, said around 7:50 p.m. that authorities did not file charges before the 7:20 p.m. deadline, requiring his release under Bahamian law. She said Hooker would be walking out of the police station.. Hooker was seen in the police station shortly before 8 p.m., preparing to be released.. LYNETTE HOOKER MISSING IN BAHAMAS: TIMELINE OF MICHIGAN WOMAN’S DISAPPEARANCE, HUSBAND’S ARREST. Butler had earlier criticized the delay, saying she had not received an update from police after the cutoff and calling the situation “totally unacceptable and disrespectful.”. Earlier in the day, Butler said Hooker feels “a bit drained and tired from this whole ordeal,” and that he’s “just hoping to have closure to be released so that he can continue to search to find out what has happened to his wife.”. She also said that Hooker could get rearrested.. “It is possible that when a person has completed their time, that when they walk out, they can be re-arrested and time starts again,” she said.. Property records indicate that Brian and Lynette sold their home in the town of Kentwood, Michigan, in 2020. Fox News Digital was not able to verify any further property records related to the Hookers.. Hooker had been in custody since last week after authorities detained him in connection with his wife’s disappearance.. Police continue searching for Lynette by air, land and sea, though the effort has shifted from a rescue mission to a recovery operation.. Final hours under scrutiny. Lynette Hooker was last seen the night of April 4 after the couple left the Abaco Inn on a dinghy headed back to their anchored yacht.. DINGHY ROUTE TAKEN BY MISSING AMERICAN WOMAN AND JAILED HUSBAND RECREATED AS DETAILS OF DISAPPEARANCE EMERGE. Fox News Digital previously retraced the route — a short trip through waters local experts say are typically shallow, clear and heavily trafficked.. According to Brian Hooker’s account, Lynette fell overboard in worsening weather and strong winds. He has said the couple was not wearing life jackets and that the dinghy lost power after the ignition key went into the water.. In a recorded phone call obtained by CBS, Hooker described the incident as a series of mistakes, saying Lynette “basically just bounced off the dinghy” before he lost sight of her in the dark.. He has said he later paddled for help after searching for her.. WATCH: Volunteer fire and rescue team searches for missing Lynette Hooker. Family raises concerns. In an interview on Ashleigh Banfield’s “Drop Dead Seri
