BY MARK TOWER
Staff writer
FREMONT — Sandusky County Sheriff's Deputies Mario and Jose Calvillo were the first two officers inside the front door of the Jones residence at 3445 Tiffin Road.
The deputies, who shot and killed Bryan Jones on Sunday to end a standoff, were placed on administrative leave just after the incident. It’s the first time Mario Calvillo, 35, has run into any trouble with the sheriff’s department.
But his older brother Jose, while earning numerous certifications and many commendations in his 13 years with the sheriff’s department, is no stranger to internal discipline procedures.
Older brother Jose, 37, who has worked for the Sheriff's office since August 1997, was put on road patrol in 2004. He was reassigned to corrections in January 2010 after a last-chance agreement, which also ordered him to stay away from Fremont bars for two years and to be suspended for 10 days. However, he was allowed to remain part of the tactical response team.
The last-chance agreement stemmed from complaints that Jose was stalking his ex-girlfriend.
Jose was placed on administrative leave for 22 days in June 2009 for causing a public disturbance requiring the presence of law enforcement officers.
In November 2009, he was placed on administrative leave again for failure of good behavior, bringing discredit to the Sheriff's office and conduct unbecoming a law enforcement officer, after reports from an ex-girlfriend that Jose followed her to and from work, showed up at her home uninvited, tripped and pushed her in public, grabbed her and threw her up against her car and garage door.
It was also reported by the ex-girlfriend's father that Jose showed up at his work in uniform and with a firearm after he requested that he not do so.
In 2007, Jose was suspended for 10 days after failing to follow a direct order from then-Sheriff David Gangwer and Chief Deputy Bruce Hirt to stay away from his ex-wife, who had a restraining order against him at the time.
Mario started work as a corrections officer with the Sandusky Sheriff's office in February 2002, and had no records of discipline in his personnel file.
He attended several specialized training seminars including those on civil liability, confessions and interrogations, victims of crime, search and seizure and marine patrol. Mario started as a road patrol deputy in November 2008.
Sheriff Kyle Overmyer said both Jose and Mario Calvillo are well-trained and qualified for situations like Sunday's standoff.
“As an officer, he does a great job,” Overmyer said of Jose. “Jose has had a lot of training, he is very well-trained.”
Jose has stacks of certificates showing he had completed classes and certifications ranging from an advanced handgun workshop to a high-risk encounters workshop.
Overmyer released the names of the two tactical response team officers after consulting Tuesday with Sandusky County Prosecutor Tom Stierwalt.
The two men, who are brothers, were placed on administrative leave until an internal investigation is finished, Overmyer said, a common practice after such an incident.
"For deputies to fire, there has got to be danger," he said. "These deputies are well-trained and experienced."
Others on the tactical response team at the house Sunday included deputies Kevin Karn and Allen Dorsey. Jose and Mario Calvillo were the only two officers who discharged their firearms during the incident, Overmyer said.
The special team, Overmyer said, does not necessarily require special training or certification. An officer must volunteer for it. Many team members do training sessions and others get certifications, though it is not required.
"They don't have to be certified," he said. "Though, as time goes by that they are on the team, we like for them to do some training."
Overmyer said deputies and tactical team members are well-trained in the appropriate use of deadly force.
"Our intent is never to harm, it is to help," Overmyer said.
The tactical team took the tact they took Sunday evening, he said, to try to disarm Jones and keep anyone from getting hurt.
“It was an opportune time to try to disarm him before it escalated to something more severe where he harmed himself or others,” Overmyer said.
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