‘WORST THING EVER’: Deputies describe illness brought on by coronavirus infection

HANCOCK COUNTY — They have no idea how or when they contracted COVID-19, but three Hancock County Sheriff’s Department deputies who tested positive for the disease are now back at work.

While all three have been cleared medically, are healthy and have returned to their normal shifts, their experience of facing the pandemic firsthand was a frightening experience.

“I’m 35, and I’d have to say that was the worst thing I have ever experienced,” Deputy Wes Stegman said.