Pat Tillman's brother, who's suspected of arson, set for mental health evaluation

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A suspected arsonist with Valley ties appeared successful a Bay Area courtroom, but was archetypal ordered to acquisition a intelligence valuation successful a bizarre clang and fire.

Richard Tillman, the member of the precocious NFL prima and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, present faces charges successful some Fresno and San Jose.

Smiling and waving to radical helium knew, Richard Tillman made his archetypal quality successful tribunal Wednesday arsenic he's accused of crashing into a San Jose Post Office Sunday morning.

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Investigators assertion the 44-year-old filled his car with instant occurrence logs, crashed into the building, and lit the car connected fire.

Court documents allege Tillman live-streamed the full incidental connected YouTube earlier the arresting serviceman ended the watercourse and arrested him.

Tillman was arrested connected charges of felony arson and vandalism.

Tillman acted erratically passim the proceeding connected Wednesday, calling his nationalist defender incompetent.

Prosecutors requested nary bail.

"Everything that helium has said, including the remainder of our investigation, goes into our determination arsenic to which charges are due arsenic good arsenic our content that the defendant, not lone needs to beryllium held accountable for his actions, but besides poses a hazard to nationalist safety," said Angela Bernhard, Santa Clara Co. Asst. District Attorney.

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The justice disagreed that Tillman posed a menace to the public, acceptable bail astatine 135 1000 dollars, and ordered a intelligence wellness assessment, putting the transgression proceedings connected hold.

Action News Legal Analyst Tony Capozzi said the doctor's valuation volition find the aboriginal of the case.

"If the tribunal determines he's incompetent astatine the clip helium appears successful court, helium volition past beryllium sent disconnected to a spot similar Atascadero, a authorities hospital, to bring him backmost to competency," said Capozzi. "Once he's brought backmost to competency, he's brought backmost successful the court, past helium volition beryllium tried for these offenses."

Earlier this week, Tillman's brother, Kevin, released a connection saying Richard has "been battling terrible intelligence wellness issues for galore years."

Action News found tribunal documents revealing Tillman has ties to Fresno, including addresses successful North Fresno and warrants issued by constabulary aft Fresno prosecutors charged him with misdemeanor trespassing, home violence, and DUI.

Capozzi said the aboriginal of those cases could beryllium connected the result of the San Jose case.

"If he's convicted connected this case, astir apt the misdemeanors volition beryllium dismissed," said Capozzi. "The home unit volition beryllium treated overmuch much seriously; helium whitethorn beryllium brought backmost for that."

Capozzi was amazed to larn Tillman's not facing national charges for the station bureau fire, but said those could travel successful the future.

Tillman volition beryllium backmost connected August 15. At that time, the tribunal volition delegate doctors to measure his competency.

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