Judge Declares Mistrial In Travolta Extortion Trial
A Bahamian judge has declared a mistrial in the $25 million John Travolta extortion case.
[Bauer Griffin Online]
Although the jury only started deliberating today, a local politician announced that defendant and former senator Pleasant Bridgewater had been acquitted.
This likely made the judge wonder if a jury member was communicating with the politician and, as a result, the judge declared a mistrial, saying: “I am erring on the side of caution. Justice must be transparent.”
Very sad news for Travolta. It means he will have to testify about his son’s death at a new trial. There can’t be much worse in life than re-living the day of your child’s death in front of a group of strangers twice.
