MASON CITY – The brother of a local man who was recently arrested for domestic abuse assault was arrested Sunday by law enforcement at the accused’s home.
Cerro Gordo county deputies were called to 17162 Kingbird Avenue – the home of local cell phone repairman Phillip Biermann – Sunday evening at about 7:31 PM to investigate a family offense. They had received a report of a possible no contact order violation in progress. Phillip Biermann had been recently arrested at his home for domestic abuse assault after an alleged victim complained of a head injury, and a no contact order had been imposed by a judge, banning him from going near the property or having any contact with his alleged victim. Mr. Biermann later explained the incident and his arrest this way: “I caught an affair in progress… The officers said they needed to take me no matter what because that is unfortunatly how the ‘system’ goes even if a person cries wolf.”
A deputy arrived at the Biermann residence and after an investigation, one subject was arrested – 24-year-old Anthony Joshua Biermann. He is the younger brother of Phillip Bierman and a convicted felon on theft and burglary charges who has already violated his probation at least twice just this year. Anthony Joshua Biermann was charged with driving with a revoked license. He was jailed for a few hours and then released.
Law enforcement is (or was) presumably investigating why Anthony Joshua Biermann was near his brother’s home, where a protected party may have been, and if there may have been a no contact order violation with any connection to the previous arrest of Phillip Biermann. No charges appear to have been filed at this time. After Anthony Joshua Biermann was released from jail Sunday, he left this message via social media:
