The brother of late NFL player and war hero Pat Tillman faces two years in prison after pleading guilty tofirebombing a San Jose post officeusing his car over the summer.
Richard Tillman, 44, drove his vehicle into the post office on Crown Boulevard around 3 a.m. on July 20, sparking a fire at around 3 a.m.,NBC Bay Area reported.
Police charged Richard — whose family said hestruggled with “severe mental issues”— after he spent more than six months in custody.
He pleaded guilty to charges of malicious destruction of government property.
Richard, dressed in an all-yellow prison jumpsuit, was seen smiling while entering his plea.
His since-deleted YouTube page appeared to outline what he described as a mission to bring down the government,ABC7 Eyewitness News reported. In a July 15, 2025 video, he declared that he was going to “take down the whole system” — including the US and what he referred to as the world government.
After the crash, the Tillman family put out a statement addressing Richard’s actions, adding they were “relieved that no one was physically harmed.”
“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,” his brother, Kevin Tillman, wrote in a statement. “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.”
Richard had a short stint in Hollywood but gained national attention when he spoke at hisbrother’s funeral, pushing back at the religious themes during Pat’s service in 2004.
“He’s not with God. He’s f–king dead. He’s not religious,” Richard said at the time. “So thanks for your thoughts, but he’s f–king dead.”
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