Pat Tillman’s brother allegedly started a fire ‘to make a statement’
A newly non -sealed judicial document alleys that Richard Tillman admitted to police officers that he had led a vehicle to a post office in northern California and burnt down the building, “trying to make a declaration to the United States government”.
We do not know what the declaration should be. According to the document, Tillman also told the San Jose police officers on the scene that he was responsible for paint by spraying “Viva la Me” on the building because it was burning but could not finish writing everything he had planned because of the heat.
The youngest brother of the late NFL star and the American forestry Pat Tillman was accused of the federal crime of malicious destruction of government property by fire in connection with the Almaden Valley Station post incident on July 20.
The 44 -year -old San Jose resident was arrested on the scene. The criminal complaint against Tillman was filed on July 23 but remained sealed until Wednesday, when Tillman made his first appearance before the Federal District Court of San Jose. Kron-TV in San Francisco reports that Tillman did not plead.
Tillman is in police custody and has a state conference before judge Magistrate Nathanael Cousins scheduled for August 6, the American prosecutor’s office said in a press release.
The criminal complaint includes a probable report by the American postal inspector Shannon Roark. According to the press release, Tillman told the police on the scene he had placed “instiles” in his entire vehicle and had turned them off with a lighter liquid. He then supported the vehicle in the post office, left the vehicle and used a match to set fire by car.
The building was “partially destroyed by fire,” said the American lawyer’s office.
Roark also said that Tillman told the police on the scene that he had in trouble the incident on YouTube. Tillman’s channel has since been removed from the site.
Following terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 against the United States, Pat Tillman moved away from a contractual offer of $ 3.6 million over three years from Cardinals of Arizona to enlist in the army, with his younger brother, Kevin.
On April 22, 2004, Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire in the province of Khost, Afghanistan. He was 27 years old.
The day after the post office fire, Kevin Tillman published a statement.
“Our family is aware that my brother Richard was arrested. First and foremost, we are relieved that no one was physically injured,” said Kevin Tillman. “… To be clear, it is not a secret for anyone that Richard has been fighting serious mental health problems for many years. It is live, what I will call, its self -modified on social networks so that anyone can witness.
“Unfortunately, secure the appropriate care and support for him have proved incredibly difficult – or rather impossible. Consequently, none of this is as shocking as it should be.”
