Update on the John Travolta Extortion Case

A quick recap in case you just learned to read. John Travolta's son, Jett, died in the Bahamas. Some paramedic who worked on him forged a Refusal to Transport document and tried to sell it to John for $25 million. Brilliant plan except for the part where you'd have to be mentally retarded to think it would work. People says:

The document did not apply in the Travolta case," Dames tells PEOPLE. "It did not apply because he was very ill, and so, the only alternative would be to take him to the hospital. Refusal to transport documents are for cases involving minor injuries. If your injuries are minor and you don't want to be transported, the ambulance driver would produce that form. It waives responsibility on the part of the hospital."

As a rule of thumb, if you're going to try to steal from someone, make it someone over 80 years old whose brain isn't with it. And definitely someone who isn't famous. These are common sense tactics. This guy clearly doesn't have a career in extortion and robbery.

1.28.09 at 10:02:03 AM
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