Pat Tillman's brother arrested for driving into California post office
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.
According to NBC Bay Area, the suspect told officers on the scene he is 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 is being held without bail. There is no information so far what charges Richard Tillman was booked on.
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.
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