Brother Of Late Nfl Player Turned War Hero Pat Tillman Jailed In California Post Office Crash

The family of NFL subordinate turned warfare leader Pat Tillman connected Monday acknowledged that nan athlete's brother, Richard Tillman, was arrested for allegedly driving into a California station office Sunday.

No 1 was injured successful nan 2:30 a.m. collision successful San Jose, but it damaged nan building and whitethorn person resulted successful immoderate destroyed mail, San Jose Fire Battalion Chief Josh Staley said.

Richard Tillman, 44, a San Jose resident, was being held successful lieu of $60,000 bail pursuing his apprehension Sunday, according to Santa Clara County inmate records. San Jose constabulary said he was arrested connected suspicion of arson.

Fire officials said nan collision appeared to person sparked a blaze astatine nan station agency that was knocked down astir 90 minutes aft nan first reports of nan crash.

In a connection to NBC Bay Area, sent connected behalf of nan Tillman family, relative Kevin Tillman acknowledged nan fishy is his related Richard Tillman.

The connection expressed alleviation that nary 1 was injured and said Richard Tillman had been suffering from intelligence wellness problems.

"To beryllium clear, it's nary concealed that Richard has been battling terrible intelligence wellness issues for galore years," Kevin Tillman said, noting that his brother's issues person been connected show "for anyone to witness" via his livestreams.

"Unfortunately, securing nan due attraction and support for him has proven incredibly difficult — aliases rather, impossible," Kevin Tillman said. "As a result, nary of this is arsenic shocking arsenic it should be."

Richard Tillman was scheduled to beryllium successful tribunal for nan matter connected Wednesday. It's not clear if he has retained ineligible counsel for nan case.

The Pat Tillman Foundation did not respond to requests for comment.

Last week, Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter David Walters and firefighter-paramedic Erin Regan accepted nan Pat Tillman Award for Service astatine ESPN's 2025 ESPYS astatine nan Dolby Theatre successful Los Angeles.

Months aft nan attacks of 9/11, Pat Tillman put his successful NFL profession arsenic a information pinch nan Arizona Cardinals connected hold to enlist successful nan U.S. Army pinch Kevin Tillman, a move that made nationalist news.

Pat Tillman was killed by friends fire connected nan nighttime of April 22, 2004, amid his efforts to supply screen arsenic chap Army Rangers successful eastbound Afghanistan were being ambushed. He was posthumously awarded nan Silver Star. He is wide hailed arsenic illustration of nationalist work and sacrifice for nan United States successful nan 21st century.