Yoko Ono's Driver Accused In Extortion Plot

Yoko Ono's Chauffeur Accused In Extortion Plot

Investigators Say They Have Accused On Tape Making Threats

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK A chauffeur for Yoko Ono has been arrested for trying to extort $2 million from her by threatening to circulate embarrassing photos of her, said police, who claimed he also spoke of killing her and Sean Lennon.

Detectives from Manhattan arrested Koral Karsan on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon after Ono reported the plot, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said. Charges were pending.

There was no immediate response to a telephone message left at Karsan's home in Amityville, N.Y., and it was unclear if he had a lawyer.

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