Brother of late NFL participant turned struggle hero Pat Tillman jailed in California put up workplace crash

The household of NFL participant turned struggle hero Pat Tillman on Monday acknowledged that the athlete’s brother, Richard Tillman, was arrested for allegedly driving right into a California put up workplace Sunday.

Nobody was injured within the 2:30 a.m. collision in San Jose, nevertheless it broken the constructing and should have resulted in some destroyed mail, San Jose Hearth Battalion Chief Josh Staley stated.

Richard Tillman, 44, a San Jose resident, was being held in lieu of $60,000 bail following his arrest Sunday, in line with Santa Clara County inmate data. San Jose police stated he was arrested on suspicion of arson.

Hearth officers stated the collision appeared to have sparked a blaze on the put up workplace that was knocked down about 90 minutes after the primary reviews of the crash.

In an announcement to NBC Bay Space, despatched on behalf of the Tillman household, brother Kevin Tillman acknowledged the suspect is his sibling Richard Tillman.

The assertion expressed aid that nobody was injured and stated Richard Tillman had been affected by psychological well being issues.

“To be clear, it is no secret that Richard has been battling extreme psychological well being points for a few years,” Kevin Tillman stated, noting that his brother’s points have been on show “for anybody to witness” through his livestreams.

“Sadly, securing the correct care and assist for him has confirmed extremely tough — or fairly, unattainable,” Kevin Tillman stated. “Consequently, none of that is as stunning appropriately.”

Richard Tillman was scheduled to be in court docket for the matter on Wednesday. It isn’t clear if he has retained authorized counsel for the case.

The Pat Tillman Basis didn’t reply to requests for remark.

Final week, Los Angeles Hearth Division firefighter David Walters and firefighter-paramedic Erin Regan accepted the Pat Tillman Award for Service at ESPN’s 2025 ESPYS on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Months after the assaults of 9/11, Pat Tillman put his profitable NFL profession as a security with the Arizona Cardinals on maintain to enlist within the U.S. Military with Kevin Tillman, a transfer that made nationwide information.

Pat Tillman was killed by pleasant hearth on the evening of April 22, 2004, amid his efforts to supply cowl as fellow Military Rangers in japanese Afghanistan have been being ambushed. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. He’s extensively hailed as instance of public service and sacrifice for the USA within the twenty first century.