Jury gets Travolta extortion case

NASSAU, Bahamas, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The extortion case involving actor John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, has gone to a jury in the Bahamas, officials said Wednesday.

Former Bahamian Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater and ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne, the defendants in the trial, have pleaded innocent to charges they told the celebrity couple's representatives they would leak a sensitive document to the media if the stars did not pay them $25 million.

The document pertained to the transportation of their autistic 16-year-old son, Jett, who ultimately died after suffering a seizure at the Travolta family's vacation home.

E! News said the jury hearing the case was expected to begin deliberations Wednesday after closing arguments in the month-long trial wrapped up.