Travolta Suspects Plead Not Guilty

6 months ago 30th Apr 06:30

The two people accused of attempting to extort millions of dollars from John Travolta in the wake of his son's death have pleaded not guilty in court.

Pleasant Bridgewater and ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne were alleged to have been involved in a $25 million (£17.2 million) plot to bribe Travolta and his grieving wife Kelly Preston in the hours after their teenage son Jett died.

Lightbourne allegedly conspired with former Bahamas senator Bridgewater to release a document containing information about the teenager's January (09) death.

Bridgewater was charged with abatement to extort and emergency medical technician Lightbourne was charged with attempted extortion.

They both pleaded not guilty to the charges at the arraignment in a Bahamian court on Tuesday (28Apr09).

Both were released on $50,000 (£34,480) bail and are due back in court on 21 September (09).

Travolta is set to testify in the case.

Jett Travolta died aged 16 at the start of January (09) after sufferinga seizure while on a family vacation in the Bahamas.