Husband of woman missing in Bahamas has been released from police custody

FREEPORT, Bahamas — The husband of a Michigan woman who disappeared in the Bahamas after reportedly falling from their boat has been released from police custody, his attorney said Monday evening.

FREEPORT, Bahamas — The husband of a Michigan woman who disappeared in the Bahamas after reportedly falling from their boat has been released from police custody, his attorney said Monday evening.

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Terrel Butler told reporters that authorities "had no evidence" against her client Brian Hooker and were required to release him.

Hooker, 58, did not respond to reporters' questions as he left Grand Bahama's central police station with Butler. She described him as "very emotional" and said he needed time to "destress from this horrible experience."