Tillman family issues statement on relative’s arrest in San Jose post office crash
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Tillman family issues statement on relative’s arrest in San Jose post office crash
Richard Tillman, 44, of San Jose was arrested after the car rammed into the office located in a strip mall around 3 a.m. Sunday. No injuries were reported. The incident is being investigated as a “potentially intentional act,” U.S. Postal Inspector Michael Martel said in an email. There was no information about a possible motive.Pat Tillman left the Arizona Cardinals to join the military after 9/11 and was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 at age 27.
Richard Tillman, 44, of San Jose was arrested after the car rammed into the office located in a strip mall around 3 a.m. Sunday, causing the building to go up in flames, San Jose police said. No injuries were reported.
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About 50 firefighters took about an hour and a half to knock down the flames at the Almaden Valley Station Post Office. Photos posted online by the fire department showed a charred vehicle inside the heavily damaged one-story building.
Richard Tillman was booked on suspicion of arson. He was held in lieu of $60,000 bail and was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, according to online custody records.
Below is a statement from the Tillman family, provided by Kevin Tillman.
“Our family is aware that my brother Richard has been arrested. First and foremost, we are relieved that no one was physically harmed.
We have limited information at this time but we are in communication with local authorities and are providing as much background and context as we can.
To be clear, it’s no secret that Richard has been battling severe mental health issues for many years. He has been livestreaming, what I’ll call, his altered self on social media for anyone to witness. Unfortunately, securing the proper care and support for him has proven incredibly difficult – or rather, impossible. As a result, none of this is as shocking as it should be.
We have nothing further to add at this time.”
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The incident is being investigated as a “potentially intentional act,” U.S. Postal Inspector Michael Martel said in an email. There was no information about a possible motive.
Pat Tillman left the Arizona Cardinals to join the military after 9/11 and was killed in Afghanistan in 2004 at age 27. His family is from the San Jose area.
Source: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/tillman-family-statement-san-jose-post-office-crash/3918973/