{"id":9464,"date":"2025-07-20T22:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T22:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/9464\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T22:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T22:55:18","slug":"pat-tillmans-brother-arrested-after-crash-into-post-office-causes-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/9464\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Tillman&#8217;s brother arrested after crash into post office causes fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The brother of late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NFL<\/a> legend and U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman was involved in an early Sunday morning car crash that caused a post office to catch on fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">San Jose Police are investigating a crash that occurred around 3 a.m. local time at the post office in question, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/suspect-arrested-after-car-crashes-into-san-jose-post-office-catches-fire\/3918262\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NBC Bay Area<\/a>, and Richard Tillman was the main suspect as he was taken into custody in relation to the fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When police arrived, they found a vehicle drove into the post office and caught on fire, which also caused the building to flame up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Getty_PatTillman_NFL.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Tillman in NFL gear kneeling on the field.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Arizona Cardinals defensive back Pat Tillman smiles during the pregame. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Richard Tillman also told officers that he was Pat Tillman\u2019s brother at the scene, according to the outlet. He said he was live streaming the situation on social media as well. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/martina-navratilova-reacts-suspected-shooter-idaho-firefighter-ambush-identified\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MARTINA NAVRATILOVA REACTS AS SUSPECTED SHOOTER IN IDAHO FIREFIGHTER AMBUSH IS IDENTIFIED<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eservices.sccgov.org\/OVR\/findinmate\/ViewInmate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> jail records confirm Richard Tillman was booked on Sunday, though no charges have been made publicly known. He also does not have a bail amount with a court appearance scheduled for July 23.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Police is working with San Jose Fire Department arson investigators, as well as the US Postal Inspectors, to determine who will lead the investigation into how the fire occurred in the building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pat-tillman-army.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Tillman walks next to Captain Christopher Deale in Army gear\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Pat Tillman died under tragic circumstances in 2004. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Pat Tillman was an NFL star for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/arizona-cardinals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> who famously left his career in football to enlist in the United States Army in May 2002. The decision came after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tillman served in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Army Ranger, making several combat tours before being killed in the Afghanistan mountains.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/richard-tillman.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Tillman speaks at brother Pat Tillman's service\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Richard Tillman, the brother of \u00a0Cpl. Pat Tillman, raises a toast with a glass of Guiness, as he speaks at a memorial service for his brother. (David Paul Morris\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While it was initially reported that Tillman was killed by enemy fire, the Pentagon told his family that he was killed by friendly fire. In 2007, the Pentagon ruled that Tillman\u2019s death was accidental.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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