A key piece of evidence in the John Travolta extortion trial has been destroyed by one of the suspects, according to police.

Paramedic Tarino Lightbourn and former Bahamian senator Pleasant Bridgewater are currently on trial in Nassau, accused of attempting to secure a multi-million payment from Travolta for the return of a form the star signed just before his son Jett was pronounced dead in January. The 16 year old died after suffering a seizure during a family vacation on the Caribbean island.

The document at the center of the case is a Refusal of Treatment/Transportation form, which the Grease actor signed after requesting paramedics drive the family to the airport so he could fly Jett to a hospital in Florida. Travolta initially believed it would be faster to travel back to the U.S. than take Jett to a local hospital, but subsequently changed his mind. The teen was pronounced dead at the medical center.

Cops searched Bridgewater's law office after her arrest on January 22nd, but when detectives failed to find the original document, she told officers "she had already destroyed it," according to a police report filed by Sergeant Deborah Thompson on January 30th.

When quizzed further about the missing form, the report states, "She replied that she only had a copy, but after she noticed that the incident was about to explode, she used a candle at her home and lit the document on fire and flush (sic) the ashes in the toilet bowl at her residence."

The candle was found by police, along with tiny remnants of what is believed to be the document: "Whilst at her residence, she directed officers to a white candle in a glass, which when examined had what appeared to be ashes in it."

Lightbourn and Bridgewater were reportedly caught on camera thrashing out a deal with Travolta's lawyer.

They deny conspiracy to commit extortion. The case continues.

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