NASSAU , Bahamas ( CNN ) -- John Travolta 's lawyer testified Tuesday that the paramedic who drove Travolta 's son to a hospital the day he died later wanted money for documents the driver suggested could be detrimental to the actor . John Travolta 's son died of a seizure in January at the age of 16 . Paramedic Tarino Lightbourne and former Bahamian Sen . Pleasant Bridgewater are on trial , accused of plotting to extort $ 25 million from Travolta after 16-year-old Jett Travolta died from a seizure in the Bahamas . Travolta , who testified last Wednesday , is expected to return to the witness stand later in the week . Travolta 's lawyer , Allyson Maynard-Gibson , said Bridgewater approached her in the days after Jett 's death on January 2 , saying she had a client who had a document Travolta might want . Bridgewater gave her copies of the papers , which included ambulance dispatch reports and a paper signed by Travolta releasing the ambulance company from legal liability , Maynard-Gibson testified . The paramedic expected Travolta would pay millions to prevent publication of the documents because `` he would not want his name tarnished in media , '' Maynard-Gibson said . Bridgewater told Travolta 's lawyer that her client believed the documents could suggest that Travolta was negligent by wanting to take his son to his private jet for a flight to a Florida hospital , instead of going directly to a local hospital , she said . Maynard-Gibson said she called police , who then videotaped a hotel room meeting between the paramedic and another Travolta lawyer . Those investigators testified Tuesday , and their video was expected to be played in court later . Travolta 's testimony last week was the first time he spoke publicly about his desperate efforts to save his son 's life after he suffered a seizure at the family 's vacation home in the Bahamas . Travolta and his wife , actress Kelly Preston , have been in seclusion for most of this year . Friends have described their deep grief over Jett 's death . Travolta said a nanny found Jett unresponsive at the home on the island of Grand Bahamas , where the family was spending their New Year 's holiday . A family friend with a medical background helped in urgent efforts to revive Jett , Travolta said . `` We continued CPR , and my wife was holding his head , '' Travolta said . His wife sat in the Nassau courtroom , sometimes crying as she listened to the testimony . Travolta said he initially told the ambulance driver to rush them to an airport where his private jet was parked . Travolta , who is a pilot , said he wanted to fly his son to a West Palm Beach , Florida , hospital instead of driving him to one in Freeport . The paramedic , however , asked Travolta to sign a statement releasing the ambulance company from liability . `` I received a liability of release document , '' he said . `` I signed it . I did not read it . Time was of the essence . '' Travolta said that while he and his wife were riding in the ambulance with their son , they decided to divert to the hospital . At the hospital , Travolta was told his son `` was n't alive , '' he said .
NEW : Lawyer says she used papers to imply negligence in the attempt . NEW : She says documents show Travolta an alternative to a hospital . Lawyer testifies paramedic tried to extort $ 25 million from John Travolta . Allyson Scott - Gibson said she was approached in days after John Travolta died .