(A) At the time of arrest, the release of information pertaining to the defendant shall be limited to: name, address, age, occupation, marital status, and personal data not linked to the crime of the character of the defendant. No information shall be released as to the criminal record, prior medical and psychiatric history, or military disciplinary record of the defendant, and speculations or conclusions by investigation officers as to the defendant’s guilt or innocence, without the prior approval of the Marshal.
(B) The news media shall not be permitted to photograph or televise the defendant while in police custody; where he or she is being processed, interrogated, is in a lockup, or at a hospital bedside for identification purposes. With or without his or her attorney’s consent, the news media will not be permitted to interview the defendant unless requested in writing by the defendant directed to the Marshal, and approved.
(1996 Code, § 2-60) (Ord. 1991-2, § 25, passed 7-18-1991)