NEWSFirst Witness Testifies in Travolta Extortion Case
Sept. 22 2009, Published 9:02 a.m. ET
The first witness in the John Travolta extortion case took the stand today in the Bahamas, testifying that John at first wanted to take his son Jett to an airport -- to fly to nearby Florida for medical care -- instead of a local hospital, TMZ reports.
Police inspector Andrew Wells testified that paramedic Tarino Lightbourne, one of the defendants in the case, told him John signed a form releasing medical professionals from liability in order to take his son to the airport. John thought flying to Florida, where he could get 16-year-old boy better medical care than at a Bahamian hospital. However, John changed his mind and Jett did go to the hospital, where he died.
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Prosecutors are making the case that Lightbourne and former senator Pleasant Bridgewater attempted to extort $5 million from John in order to keep out of the public eye.
John is currently in the Bahamas, and could testify today or tomorrow.
