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Ambulance Driver Charged in Travolta Extortion Plot

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 26, 2009 5:55 PM CST

(Newser) – Paramedic Tarino Lightbourne, the second of three suspects held in the John Travolta extortion case, pleaded not guilty today to conspiracy charges in the Bahamas, E! Online reports. Lightbourne had driven Jett Travolta to a hospital the day he died. The paramedic is being held without bail; a prosecutor says his release could compromise the search for a “certain document,” perhaps a photo of Jett’s body.

Obie Wilchcombe talks to reporters in front of the hospital  where the autopsy of John Travolta's son, Jett, was performed. Wilchcombe was briefly detained in the investigation.
Obie Wilchcombe talks to reporters in front of the hospital where the autopsy of John Travolta's son, Jett, was performed. Wilchcombe was briefly detained in the investigation.   (AP Photos)
The entrance of John Travolta's vacation home is shown at West End, in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
The entrance of John Travolta's vacation home is shown at West End, in Freeport, Grand Bahama.   (AP Photos)
Actor John Travolta, second left, poses with his daughter Ella Bleu, left, wife Kelly Preston, right, and son Jett in an undated family photo.
Actor John Travolta, second left, poses with his daughter Ella Bleu, left, wife Kelly Preston, right, and son Jett in an undated family photo.   (AP Photo)
Jett Travolta.
Jett Travolta.   (AP Photo)
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