Alabama authorities are looking for a corrections officer and inmate who never made it to court docket

Missing Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White broke protocol when she escorted inmate Casey White from jail this morning to apparently take him to the courthouse in Lauderdale County, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer are usually not associated.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital murder prices and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him at all times, including throughout transportation to court docket.

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention center to court and due to this fact knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton said that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental well being analysis on the courthouse, they've since discovered that no such analysis or other courtroom hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Figuring out the inmate, I believe she's in peril whatever the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton stated.

Authorities are actually looking at all prospects of what occurred, together with if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we cannot deal with that till we've absolute proof that that's what occurred. We are assuming at this point that she was taken in opposition to her will, except we can completely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they're nonetheless looking and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any telephone calls he had acquired.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she advised the guard she was going to drop him off on the courtroom and then go search medical consideration because she wasn't feeling well.

The sheriff mentioned Casey White was never dropped off at court and Vicki White didn't make it to the place the place she said she was going to seek medical consideration.

Authorities didn't understand they have been lacking till several hours later.

Her car, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol automobile, was first spotted in a shopping center parking lot round 11 a.m. by somebody who was on a lunch break, Singleton stated.

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail had been involved and tried to achieve her, but her phone saved going straight to voicemail. They then realized Casey White had not been returned to the jail.

Vicki White has been with the division for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the previous couple of months, Singleton added.

"All precautions were in place. The question we have now for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton said.

Casey White is 6'9" tall is being considered armed and harmful. Vicki White "was armed with a 9 mm handgun, which suggests we are assuming he's armed," Singleton added.