Richard Tillman, brother of a late NFL player, is not being prosecuted yet as a competency exam is pending due to mental fitness doubts raised by his attorney. In court, he expressed a desire to fire his public defender, claiming he could prove his competency. Despite disagreements over bail from involved parties, Judge Ramon set bail at $135,000 due to charges of arson and vandalism. Prosecutors maintained that Tillman poses a public safety threat following his recent arrest for attempting to set a post office on fire.
Richard Tillman, the youngest brother of the late San Jose-raised NFL player and Army Ranger, will not be prosecuted for allegations that he tried to destroy a post office with his flaming car while livestreaming the entire saga pending a competency exam after his court-appointed attorney raised doubt about his mental fitness.
Ultimately, Ramon ordered Richard Tillman back to jail and set his bail at $135,000, which adheres to the court's bail schedule for the felony arson, vandalism and explosives possession charges filed against him by the district attorney's office.
Assistant District Attorney Angela Bernhard said: 'There was nothing that happened in court today that changes our opinion that Mr. Tillman poses a danger to the public.'
Richard Tillman insinuated he would fire the deputy public defender, whose office had just been assigned to represent him at an arraignment hearing on Wednesday.
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