Arrested husband of woman who disappeared from boat in Bahamas in an ‘extremely fragile state,’ lawyer says

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsArrested husband of woman who disappeared from boat in Bahamas in an ‘extremely fragile state,’ lawyer saysBrian Hooker injured his knee after falling overboard while police searched his boat, his attorney saidKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Friday 10 April 2026 21:40 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955584","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/brian-hooker-arrest-bahamas-emotional-state-b2955584.html","title":"Man arrested after wife vanished from boat in Bahamas is in a ‘fragile state’: lawyer"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-44744","index":0}Brian Hooker's wife, Lynette Hooker, vanished while they were on a boating trip in the Bahamas. Now, police are questioning him in connection with her disappearance (Facebook/Lynette Hooker)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I w...