ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION REPORT

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Type IA

Complex ASPC-TUCSON

Originator G. FIZER

--------Approved By J. HALLAHAN
Exten Code R-A

12009-1003

Date Created 8112/2009

Status Closed

----Investigator Steger.Curtis

Case No

Unit ASPC·TUCSON

Date Of Incident 8/10/2009
Date Assigned 10/1312009
Date InvAssigned

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Synopsis Inmate Callaros #143778 attempted suicide by hanging. Inmate at Kino
Hospital on a ventilator, non-responsive.

--------CaseDue 11/13/2009

Date Extended

InvCompleted 11/30/2009
Issued 117/2010
Review Due 2/7/2010

Comments This case has been reassigned to another investigator due to the
previous investigator resigning from the department effective 10/13/09.
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I have reviewed the above captioned investigation concerning the death'
of inmate Peter Callaros ADd #143778. My finding is there has been no
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culpability or negligence by staffJn regards to this inciqent. The cause of
death is suicide by hanging, no futther action required.

Released 218/2010
Final Return 218/2010
Destroyed

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INMATE (Active)

Calleros. Pete

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On Monday, August 10, 2009 at approximately 1520 hours, ClU Investigators responded to a possible
suicide at ASPC-Tucson Cimarron Unit Cimarron staff reported inmate Pete Calleros #143778 was
- '" unresponsive after correctional staff found Calleros face down In shower stall #1 with a piece of an orange
, t-shirt wrapped around his neck.
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CIU photographed and obtained evidence from shower stall #1. CIU photographed and obtained various
documents and other Items from the cell occupied by Calleros (2A12),
All inmates housed in 2A and 28 pods were Interviewed by CIU. DUring the course of the interviews CIU
learned the following:
Inmate
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claimed he saw what happened and it wasn't a suicide. •
f!Jrther
stated he would not talk about the case until he was released from prison in three months.~as
interview before he was realeased from prison and stated he did not wish to talk because he did not want
to be considered a snitch and wanted to keep his family safe.
Inmate "-"'-""'Confidentlallnformant) claimed he witnessed inmate Luis Gonzalez

#22819~191076 holding inmate Calleros down on his bed while Inmate Calleros'
cellmate Raymond Montano #114577 choked him. After Inmate Callaros was unconscious inmate

•••1observed the inmates move Inmate Cal1eros' body to the shower stall number one.

Inmate
who was assigned to Housing Unit #1 stated after the ICS was initiated, two
Hispanic Inmates identified as Enrique Bracamonte #183501 and Leoplodo Verdugo #183614 asked him if
they could look out his cell window which faces the yard. Inmate ~aid he asked them why and they
told him there was supposed to be a "hit" on a Inmate.
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Inmate
stated while he w~ '1{orklng in the kitchen on Friday, August 14, 2009,
he overheard inmates from various races from Housing Unit 2Atalking In the chow hail. Inmate • • •
said he overheard inmate Montano say it was not over imd one of the in'mates in 2A18 is next. During the
conversation in the chow hall, Inmate Montano also said there were two inmates who held inmate Calleros
\ down while another Inmate strangled him. Montano dId not say who the inmates were during thIs
,conversation in the dining hall.
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'Inmate
further stated an inmate who lived or lives in 2D2 or 203 told him during the incident
somebody was gettlng dealt with. CIU is in the process of identifying this inmate.
Inmate
,<Confidentiallnformant) claimed inmate Calleros ''tucked up" at Buckley
Unit and he was supposed to be "hlr there, 'but he couldn't be hit there so it followed him here. Inmate
_.Il,rther stated inmate Calleros was supposed to be hit by"Oso" identified as inmate Montano.
Inmate
tated he could seethe hit taking place from his cell2A19, He said showers had
started and that the Inmates in the cell next to him 2A18 Richard Robles 184364 aka "pudge' and 2A20
Josph Acedo 165857 aka 'lojo" had placed' a towel on'the door.lnma!e
stated inmate Acedo
covered the wjndow and closed the door te CaJleroes cell door because there was too many Inmates
walking by. Inmate.
picked the inmates Involved out of a photo book from all the inmates that
were housed at Cimarron Unit 2A and 28. He stated his reason for coming forwarded with the information
was that he was being run off the yard because he supposedly owed money. As inmate I
went
through the photo bOOK he named the Inmates involved and what roles he was told they played In the
murder. Inmate
tated Luis Gonzales 228198 held Calleros down inmate Raymond Montano
#114577 choked him out inmate Richard Robles #184364 held Calleres down and inmate Richard Robles
#184364 was the lookout.
On Wednesday, September 23, 2009 the autopsy report was received and the final diagnosis was a
hanging onto raised shower entrance, striking the neck, It was the coroner's opinion that based on the
known circumstances surrounding this death, the available history, and the examination of the remains,
the cause of death was ascribed to hanging. This case would be difficult to prosecute based the fact that
the death was considered a suicide by the medical corners office and that there is no physical evidence
linking any on the inmates mentioned In this report, Therefore, and per Regional supervisor Gus Luna this
, case will be closed and will not be presented to the Pima County Attorneys Office for review,

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Comments:

'1 On Tuesday, June 29. 2010 CIU casw was closed. A copy of this case will be forwarded to.DW Alex
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Individuals:

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Last

K

MONTANO
GONZALES
ROBLES
ACEDO
CALLEROS
NORERO
GLAVIN

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First

Position
INMATE (Active)
INMATE (Active)
INMATE (Active)
INMATE (Active)
INMATE (Active)
INMATE (Active)
INMATE (Active)
INMATE (Active)
INMATE (Active)
EMPLOYEE (Active) .
EMPLOYEE (Active)

RAYMOND
LUIS
RICHARD
JOSEPH
PETE
LAURA
JOHN

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114577
228198
184364
165857
143778

Sex

Race

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M
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M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M

Black
Black
Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic

Hispanic
Hispanic
HIspanic
Hispanic