Ernest Calvillo

Death by Force

In the quiet expanse of Avra Valley, near Picture Rocks, Arizona, a life of service was cut tragically short. Ernest Calvillo, a 37-year-old male, was a deputy with the Pima County Sheriff's Department. On the night of July 20, 1983, he was working an off-duty security detail outside the Wagon Wheel Post Bar. Alongside his colleague, Sergeant Craig Newburn, Deputy Calvillo was tasked with guarding movie equipment. The evening took a dark turn when a fight broke out inside the bar, spilling out i ...Read More

Deputy Sheriff Ernest Calvillo, age 37