Alabama authorities are trying to find a corrections officer and inmate who by no means made it to courtroom

Lacking 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, stated Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer usually are not related.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital homicide expenses and two sworn deputies should have been with him always, together with during transportation to court.

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention center to court docket and therefore knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton said that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological health analysis on the courthouse, they have since realized that no such analysis or different courtroom hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

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

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

"Whether she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we cannot handle that until we have absolute proof that that is what occurred. We're assuming at this level that she was taken in opposition to her will, unless we will completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they're still looking and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any phone calls he had received.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she advised the guard she was going to drop him off at the court after which go seek medical consideration as a result of she wasn't feeling well.

The sheriff mentioned Casey White was never dropped off at courtroom and Vicki White did not make it to the place where she stated she was going to seek medical consideration.

Authorities didn't notice they have been missing till several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been concerned and tried to reach her, however her telephone kept going straight to voicemail. They then realized Casey White had not been returned to the jail.

Vicki White has been with the department for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the last few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions had been in place. The query we have for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton mentioned.

Casey White is 6'9" tall is being thought of armed and dangerous. Vicki White "was armed with a 9 mm handgun, which implies we're assuming he is armed," Singleton added.