The household of former NFL participant and Military hero Pat Tillman mentioned his brother Richard Tillman has been “battling severe mental issues for years” after the information of his arrest for allegedly driving his automotive right into a San Jose, Calif. submit workplace round 3 a.m. Sunday.
Pat left his NFL profession as a security with the Cardinals to function an Military Ranger in Afghanistan earlier than dying in a pleasant hearth incident in April 2004 on the age of 27.
In a press release to NBC Bay Space, Kevin Tillman, the brother of Pat and Richard, defined that Richard “has been livestreaming what I’ll call his altered self on social media” and that their household has been unsuccessful of their makes an attempt to get him correct care.
“Our family is aware that my brother Richard has been arrested. First and foremost, we are relieved that no one was physically harmed,” Kevin mentioned within the assertion, referring to no accidents being reported within the in a single day hearth that the crash induced. “We have now restricted info presently however we’re in communication with native authorities and are offering as a lot background and context as we will.
“To be clear, it’s no secret that Richard has been battling severe mental health issues for many years. He has been livestreaming, what I’ll call, his altered self on social media for anyone to witness. Unfortunately, securing the proper care and support for him has proven incredibly difficult – or rather, impossible. As a result, none of this is as shocking as it should be. We have nothing further to add at this time.”
Kevin instructed the outlet that the household is “devastated but not surprised” about what occurred as a result of his struggles along with his psychological well being.
Richard, 44, was taken into custody by cops on the cost of arson in San Jose on Sunday.
He reportedly is being held on $60,000 bail and is due in courtroom on Wednesday.
The suspect allegedly instructed officers on the scene he’s the brother of late NFL star, Pat Tillman, and that he live-streamed the occasion on a social media platform.
U.S. Postal Inspector Matthew Norfleet mentioned investigators are contemplating the hearth an intentional act and are investigating if the incident was livestreamed.
Richard’s YouTube web page, which has since been deleted, illustrated a mission to convey down the federal government, in line with NBC Bay Space, including that these movies are being investigated.
Pat served a number of excursions of responsibility, together with Operation Iraqi Freedom, earlier than he was killed throughout a mission in Afghanistan in 2004.
He was awarded ESPN’s Arthur Ashe Braveness Award in 2003, and was posthumously awarded the Military’s Silver Star, Purple Coronary heart, Meritorious Service Medal, and the Military Achievement Medal.
