WORLD BRIEFING / BAHAMAS

Authorities have detained a lawmaker and a paramedic in an alleged plot to extort money from actor John Travolta after the death of his son, police said.

One of the suspects, ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne, was detained Friday. Earlier, several tabloids quoted him describing efforts to revive the celebrity’s son, Jett, who died of a seizure this month at their family vacation home on Grand Bahama.

Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater, an attorney from Grand Bahama, has been held for questioning since Thursday, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Marvin Dames told the Associated Press.

Dames said Lightbourne was detained after police issued an alert that he was wanted for attempted extortion, was “considered dangerous, and should be approached with caution.”