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| Pat Tillman’s brother arrested for driving into California post office – report | Pat Tillman’s brother arrested for driving into California post office – report |
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| Late NFL star’s brother, Richard Tillman, reportedly charged with arson after crash causes building to go up in flames | |
| Police are investigating a car that crashed into a post office in San Jose, California, early on Sunday, causing the building to go up in flames, authorities said. Police reportedly took Richard Tillman – brother of NFL star turned army enlistee Pat Tillman – into custody as a suspect. | Police are investigating a car that crashed into a post office in San Jose, California, early on Sunday, causing the building to go up in flames, authorities said. Police reportedly took Richard Tillman – brother of NFL star turned army enlistee Pat Tillman – into custody as a suspect. |
| The crash happened shortly before 3am at the office located in a strip mall south of downtown, according to the San Jose police department. No injuries were reported. | The crash happened shortly before 3am at the office located in a strip mall south of downtown, according to the San Jose police department. No injuries were reported. |
| About 50 firefighters took about an hour and a half to knock down the flames. Photos posted online by the fire department showed a charred car inside the heavily damaged building. | About 50 firefighters took about an hour and a half to knock down the flames. Photos posted online by the fire department showed a charred car inside the heavily damaged building. |
| According to NBC Bay Area, the suspect told officers on the scene he was Pat Tillman’s brother. Pat Tillman, a San Jose native, was a safety for the Arizona Cardinals football team who walked away from a multimillion-dollar contract to serve in Iraq after the September 11 attacks. He became an even greater hero in death when he was killed in Afghanistan two years later – until it came out that the Pentagon had lied to cover up that his death was from friendly fire. | According to NBC Bay Area, the suspect told officers on the scene he was Pat Tillman’s brother. Pat Tillman, a San Jose native, was a safety for the Arizona Cardinals football team who walked away from a multimillion-dollar contract to serve in Iraq after the September 11 attacks. He became an even greater hero in death when he was killed in Afghanistan two years later – until it came out that the Pentagon had lied to cover up that his death was from friendly fire. |
| The Santa Clara county sheriff office’s inmate locator showed a Richard Tillman was booked on Sunday and was being held without bail. ABC News later reported that Tillman was booked on suspicion of arson. | |
| The network also said it had been told by federal investigators that they were investigating spray-painted words found on the post office building as well as claims that the driver livestreamed crashing into the building. | |
| Pictures from the scene showed the words “viva la me” were spray-painted on the outside of the building. | |
| There is no information so far about what charges Richard Tillman was booked on. | |
| An email was sent to the US Postal Inspection Service seeking additional details. | An email was sent to the US Postal Inspection Service seeking additional details. |
| Nearly 2 million people live in the metropolitan area of San Jose, about 50 miles (80km) south of downtown San Francisco. | Nearly 2 million people live in the metropolitan area of San Jose, about 50 miles (80km) south of downtown San Francisco. |