"Tillman, 44, entered his plea reached through an agreement with federal prosecutors in the San Jose courtroom of U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila. He faces a minimum of five years in prison. His exact sentence will not be decided or issued until a sentencing hearing set for April 27. The charge for which Tillman admitted culpability malicious destruction of government property by fire carries a maximum term of 20 years in prison."
"Tillman was originally expected to enter his guilty plea Jan. 12, but at the last minute, he was appointed another attorney as advisory counsel, and the court hearing was pushed back. He was initially charged in Santa Clara County Superior Court a few days after the July 20 fire attack on the Almaden Valley post office on Crown Boulevard, but on Aug. 7, federal prosecutors secured a parallel indictment for the same crime."
Richard Tillman pleaded guilty in federal court to using his car to firebomb a South San Jose post office on July 20, 2025. He entered the plea as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors before U.S. District Judge Edward Davila and faces a minimum of five years in prison, with a maximum of 20 years under the charge of malicious destruction of government property by fire. His exact sentence will be set at a sentencing hearing on April 27. Tillman appeared upbeat in court, wore an Elmwood jail jumpsuit, and previously faced parallel local and federal cases amid competency examinations.
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