Saturday, January 24, 2009

Travolta is a victim of extortion in the Bahamas

Story photo: Three Arrested in Travolta Extortion PlotSen. Pleasant Bridgewater, an attorney from Grand Bahama, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 22/09. She was charged with abetment to extort and conspiracy to extort and released Friday, Jan. 24/09 on $40,000 bail, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police Loretta Mackey.

Travolta filed a complaint of attempted extortion but they did not reveal what the allegations involved. Travolta and his wife Kelly returned home tioto Florida with the ashes of their 16-year-old son.

Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Marvin Dames said that Lightbourne — the ambulance driver — was detained after police issued an alert that he was wanted for attempted extortion, was "considered dangerous and should be approached with caution."

A member of the Bahamas parliament and an ex-tourism minister — Wilchcombe was arrested Friday Jan. 24/09 in connection with the complaint, questioned by police and released "pending further investigations."

Wilchcombe said he was a friend of Travolta, and was with the actor shortly after his son died...

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