Lawyer says police likely considering murder charge for husband of U.S. woman missing in Bahamas

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — The husband of an American woman who has been missing since the couple was on a weekend boat ride was questioned by police Friday about potentially causing harm to his wife, his attorney said

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — The husband of an American woman who has been missing since the couple was on a weekend boat ride was questioned by police Friday about potentially causing harm to his wife, his attorney said.

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Attorney Terrel A. Butler said the line of questioning suggests authorities are looking into a possible murder charge against Brian Hooker, 58, in the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, 55.

For more than three hours at Central Police Station in Grand Bahama, Brian Hooker was asked about the couple's relationship and personal life, and questioned "in relation to causing harm which resulted in her death," Butler said.