[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

>"We are looking into the allegations made by Mr. Hook," FBI Special Agent Elwell said. <

Allegations? So the FBI isn't sure that Mr. Hook was beaten to a bloody pulp? This goes beyond banging your head on a wall a couple of times to get attention.

[softwarecreator]

So the FBI isn't sure that Mr. Hook was beaten to a bloody pulp?

No kidding.  What do they think happened?  He fell down the stairs ... a couple hundred times?