Brother Of Late NFL War Hero Pat Tillman Admits To Firebombing A Post Office

Pray for the Tillman family, who have endured many tragedies.

The brother of the late NFL war hero Pat Tillman has pleaded guilty to firebombing a post office in California.

Richard Tillman pleaded guilty to destroying government property.

Richard’s brother was Pat Tillman, who played for the Arizona Cardinals before enlisting in the Army, but was later tragically killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.

The New York Post reported more on Richard Tillman’s admission of the crime:

The brother of late NFL player and war hero Pat Tillman faces two years in prison after pleading guilty to firebombing a San Jose post office using 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 that sparked a fire, NBC Bay Area reported.

Police charged Richard — whose family said he struggled 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.

Here’s Richard Tillman in court and the aftermath of the firebombing:

Richard Tillman in court on charges he crashed car into @USPS post office in San Jose & started fire. @SanJosePD #SantaClaraDA case on hold over concerns of mental fitness. He is brother of ex-@NFL star Pat Tillman, @USArmy vet killed by friendly fire. Jesse Gary @KTVU reports pic.twitter.com/D9uNmcXoP9

— Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) July 24, 2025

Pat Tillman’s death was initially covered up and was not originally reported as friendly fire: