CHIEF Justice Lensley Wolfe yesterday threatened to jail journalists who misrepresent the testimony of witnesses in the Crawle trial.

At the same time, he issued a stern warning to photographers to stay clear of the precinct of the Supreme Court or he “will take drastic steps against them”, saying no pictures should be taken in the court or in the precinct of the court.

Wolfe, who is presiding over the murder trial of Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams and five other policemen of the disbanded Crime Management Unit, who were charged with the murder of four people at Crawle, Clarendon in May 2003, issued the warning at the afternoon session of the Kingston Home Circuit Court where the trial is being held.

Wolfe charged that reporters covering the trial had misrepresented evidence given at the trial.

“Yesterday (Monday) the evidence of a witness who testified was grossly misrepresented in (radio) newscasts on the 5:00 pm and up to (the) 7:00 o’clock news and (today) I saw a photographer outside the court waiting to take a picture of a witness,” Wolfe told reporters who were in court.

A seemingly disturbed chief justice warned reporters that if such behaviour continued he would take drastic steps.

“Let it be known that the media is subject to the laws of this country like any individual…those who have ears to hear, let them hear,” Wolfe warned.