Mistrial Declared in John Travolta Extortion Case

Atlanta, GA 10/22/2009 01:58 PM GMT (TransWorldNews)

A mistrial has been declared in the John Travolta extortion case. A Bahamian judge declared a mistrial Wednesday because of juror misconduct.

The decision followed a local politician’s announcement that one of the defendants, former senator Pleasant Bridgewater, had been acquitted -- before jurors had reached a verdict.

"This came out of the clear blue; this was so weird," says Mike Ossi, one of Travolta’s lawyers.

Senior Supreme Court Judge Anita Allen has ordered a retrial, but it is unclear if the case will ever be retried.

Bridgewater and paramedic Tarino Lightbourn are accused of attempting to extort $25 million from Travolta using medical records from the death of the actor’s son Jett Travolta. Jett, 16, died on January 2 following a seizure in his family’s vacation home on Grand Bahama Island.

Travolta has not commented.

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