Court officials say the Bahamas lawmaker responsible for the mistrial in an extortion case involving John Travolta has been ordered to appear before the judge, according to The Associated Press.
Judge declares mistrial in Travolta extortion case
Picewell Forbes has been summoned to explain ...
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A Bahamian judge has declared a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case.
After nearly a month in the courtroom, the case ended in a mistrial when a local politician suggested that the still-deliberating jury had acquitted former senator Pleasant Bridgewater, one of the defendants, according to The Associated Press.
Travolta testifies, acknowledges son was autistic
Senior Justice Anita Allen ordered a new trial late Wednesday "in the interest of justice" because ...
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Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the Bahamas trial of two people accused of attempting to blackmail John Travolta after his son's death, The Associated Press reported.
Ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne is accused of trying to extort $25 million from the actor over ...
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Defense attorneys for two people accused of trying to extort John Travolta over his teenage son's death have rested their case, according to the Associated Press. The judge is expected to instruct the jury on Tuesday.
Prosecutors contend that former Bahamas senator Pleasant Bridegewater and ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne threatened to sell stories based on a document Travolta signed. The document said...
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Jurors on the John Travolta extortion trial watched hidden-camera footage that shows former Bahamas senator Pleasant Bridgewater attempting to blackmail the actor, The Associated Press reports.
The tape shows Bridgewater telling Travolta's lawyer, Michael McDermott, that a paramedic who treated the actor's son wants at least $20 million not to release a document to the media.
John Travolta: Paramedic intended to blame me for Jett's death
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