Missing: From: Naples, Florida
Missing: October 01, 2003
Age at Disappearance: 24
Height: 5′ 7 ”
Weight: 150
Hair: Black w/Ponytail in back
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Hispanic male.
Circumstances of Disappearance: Felipe was last seen in Naples, Florida on October 1, 2003. He was driving to work with two of his brothers when, at 6:30 a.m., his white 1988 Ford hit another vehicle near the “Green Tree Shopping Center” at Airport-Pulling Road and Immokalee Road. No one was hurt in the accident and damage to the cars was minor. A Collier County sheriff’s deputy, Corporal Steven Henry Calkins, arrived at the scene and cited Santos for reckless driving and for driving without a license or insurance. He then put Santos in the patrol car and drove away. Later that day, Felipe’s boss contacted the local jail to bail him out and found out he had never been booked. When questioned, Calkins said he had changed his mind about taking Felipe to jail and had instead given him a ride to a “Circle K” convenience store about a mile away from the site of the accident. He last saw him walking towards the pay phones. Felipe has never been heard from again. After his disappearance, his brother filed a complaint against Calkins with the sheriff’s office, but Calkins was quickly cleared of any wrongdoing.
Calkins was also the last person to see Terrance Williams, who disappeared in January 2004, a month after Calkins was exonerated in the Santos case. Calkins says he dropped Terrance off at a “Circle K” convenience store in Naples. Williams remains missing. His parents filed another complaint against Calkins after their son’s disappearance and the deputy was subsequently fired by the police department. An internal investigation found that he had lied about the Williams case and violated agency policy.
Calkins, a seventeen-year veteran of the police department, had a clean record prior to this incident. He appealed the ruling, but it was upheld and his dismissal stood. He has not been charged in the disappearances of Williams or Santos and maintains his innocence. Investigators call their stories cold cases. Neither Santos and Williams have been heard from again.
Investigative Agency: Collier County Sheriff’s Office Phone: (239) 793-9300
If you have any information on this case please contact CUE Center For Missing Persons at (910)343-1131 24 hour tip line (910) 232-1687. All information submitted to CUE Center For Missing Persons is confidential.