Email Hendry Sheriff's Office hired a deputy who had been fired for interfering in child custody case Devan Patel, USA TODAY Network - Florida Published 3:34 pm UTC Jan. 7, 2021 One officer fired from a previous agency and hired by Hendry County Sheriff Steve Whidden was rebuked by her former employer for attempting to influence a child custody case involving the daughter of Chief Deputy Kevin Nelson, the agency’s second-highest ranked deputy, personnel and court records show. Show caption Hide caption A family friend of Chief Deputy Kevin Nelson was hired at the Hendry County Sheriff's Office despite being fired at the Department of Children and...