Tommy Birch, the sports enterprise and features reporter for the Des Moines Register, was taken into custody Sunday morning after a Polk County warrant was filed for violating a no‑contact order, KCCI reported. The arrest underscores the legal obligations that accompany court‑mandated restrictions and is of particular interest to Des Moines residents who follow local law‑enforcement actions.
According to court documents cited by KCCI, Birch was first arrested in April on a second‑degree harassment charge. The same documents show that a deferred judgment was entered, sentencing him to one year of probation and imposing a no‑contact order as part of that judgment. The order was intended to prevent any further communication with the individual involved in the harassment allegation.
On the Friday preceding the Sunday arrest, authorities filed a warrant after determining Birch had breached the no‑contact provision. He was subsequently booked at the Polk County Jail, where he remained briefly before posting bail, KCCI said. The bail amount and conditions were not disclosed in the filing.
The Des Moines Register, Birch’s employer, was contacted for comment on the arrest but had not responded at the time of KCCI’s reporting. The newspaper’s silence leaves the community without an official statement from the outlet regarding the incident or any internal actions that may follow.
Birch remains on the one‑year probation imposed after his April arrest. Any further violation of the no‑contact order or probation terms could result in additional legal penalties, KCCI noted. No court date for a follow‑up hearing has been announced, and local authorities have not provided further details about the next steps in the case.
Sources: kcci.com
