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Late NFL Star Pat Tillman’s Brother Pleads Guilty to Setting Fire at California Post Office
Richard Tillman admitted to deliberately setting fire after crashing into a federal post office to make a point to the U.S. government, facing up to 20 years in prison.
- On Monday, Richard Tillman, 44, entered a guilty plea in federal court to malicious destruction of government property after ramming a car into a San Jose post office and setting it ablaze.
- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California said Richard Tillman admitted he set the fire to 'make a point to the United States government', but prosecutors did not specify the point.
- The defendant is the youngest brother of Pat Tillman, former Arizona Cardinals player and soldier who left the team after 9/11 and was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 at age 27; their family is from San Jose, California.
- Tillman remains in federal custody ahead of sentencing on April 27, facing a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
- U.S. Postal Inspector Shannon Roark said Richard Tillman told officers he livestreamed the incident on YouTube, and brother Kevin Tillman said the family was relieved no one was hurt after years of his severe mental health issues.
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Richard Tillman, brother of late NFL star Pat Tillman, pleads guilty to post office arson
Richard Tillman, the younger brother of late NFL star and Army ranger Pat Tillman, pleaded guilty this week to federal charges for setting a California post office on fire. Tillman, 44, admitted to intentionally crashing his car into the post office to spark a fire in demonstration against the U.S. government. He was arrested on July 20 last year after ramming his car into a post office in a San Jose strip mall and then setting the vehicle on fi…
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Late NFL star Pat Tillman's brother pleads guilty to setting fire at California post office
The youngest brother of late NFL star-turned-soldier Pat Tillman has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a San Jose, California, post office last summer.
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