Mistrial Declared in John Travolta $25 Million Extortion Case

BAHAMAS - The trial of two despicable people accused of tyring to extort $25 million from John Travolta ended in a mistrial on Wednesday. John, along with wife Kelly PrestonKelly Preston, are very disappointed, but it's the loss of Jett that remains immeasurable.

Supreme Court Justice Anita Allen believed a Bahamian legislator told an audience one of the accused was acquitted and that an unauthorized communication came from deliberating jurors.

Former Senator Pleasant Bridgewater and ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne will be retried. They were accused of contriving the scheme after the sudden death of Travolta's 16 year old son, Jett, in January 2009.

The jury had been deliberating for eight hours when the trial came to an unexpected halt. Soon after 10 pm, Allen called the jurors back and asked if more time was needed to reach a verdict. They said yes and continued deliberations.

Ten minutes later, Allen shocked the court. While announcing the mistrial, she stated, "We are concerned in the interest of justice that there has been a communication from the jury room."

She was informed that Pricewell Forbes, a member of Parliament told people at a political convention that Bridgewater had been acquitted.

Neither Bridgewater or Lightbourne commented on the acquittal.