Sara_Paris 0 Posted January 24, 2009 NASSAU, Bahamas - Authorities in the Bahamas have charged an island lawmaker and detained two other people in an alleged plot to extort money from actor John Travolta after the death of his son, police said Friday. Two of the suspects ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne and former tourism minister Obie Wilchcombe were detained on Friday. Earlier, several tabloids quoted Lightbourne describing efforts to revive the celebrity's chronically ill son, Jett, who died of a seizure this month at their family vacation home on Grand Bahama. Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater, an attorney from Grand Bahama, was arrested on Thursday. She was charged with abetment to extort and conspiracy to extort and released Friday on $40,000 bail, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police Loretta Mackey. Authorities said Travolta filed a complaint of attempted extortion but they did not reveal what the allegations involved. The actor and his wife Kelly Preston returned home to Florida with the ashes of their 16-year-old son, and Travolta's publicist Paul Bloch said Friday that he has no comment. Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Marvin Dames said 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." Lightbourne remained in police custody late Friday and was assisting police, according to a police statement. Wilchcombe a member of the Bahamas parliament and an ex-tourism minister was arrested Friday in connection with the complaint, questioned by police and released "pending further investigations," Mackey said. Wilchcombe has described himself as a friend of Travolta who was with the actor shortly after his son died. What is this world comming to? :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted January 24, 2009 Truly, what is wrong with people? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sara_Paris 0 Posted January 24, 2009 It's all about money. Trek makes me yearn for the day when we are not bound by monetary units and no longer judge our self worth by monetary value. Unless you’re a Ferengi in which case your exempt. Unfortunately however I know I will not live to see this happen which doesn’t scare me nearly as much as the thought that planet will not live to see this happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted January 24, 2009 It's all about money. Trek makes me yearn for the day when we are not bound by monetary units and no longer judge our self worth by monetary value. Unless you’re a Ferengi in which case your exempt. Unfortunately however I know I will not live to see this happen which doesn’t scare me nearly as much as the thought that planet will not live to see this happen. Money in and of itself isn't evil - and there is nothing wrong with earning one's keep by honest labor. These people would have done the same if they lived in a society that bartered rather than used currency. They didn't do what they did because money is evil - they did it bacause as individuals they lack basic respect for humanity; in other words they lack personal morals. Taking away people's money won't eradicate vanity, selfishness or manipulative behavior - those traits will just manifest themselves in different ways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sara_Paris 0 Posted January 25, 2009 Great points. I didn’t mean to insinuate that money is evil. What I was trying to say and perhaps could have said more eloquently is that people who are looking only to amass great quantities of wealth seem to do so at the cost of their own humanity. I believe that gluttony in any form is the first step down a immoral path. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
