Alabama authorities are looking for 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, mentioned Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer should not associated.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital murder expenses and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him at all times, together with throughout transportation to courtroom.

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention heart to court and subsequently knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton mentioned that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental well being evaluation on the courthouse, they have since discovered that no such analysis or other court listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Knowing the inmate, I think she's in danger whatever the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton mentioned.

Authorities are now taking a look at all possibilities of what happened, together with if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we won't address that until now we have absolute proof that that is what occurred. We are assuming at this point that she was taken in opposition to her will, until we will absolutely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they are nonetheless searching and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any telephone calls he had acquired.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she informed the guard she was going to drop him off on the court after which go search medical consideration because she wasn't feeling effectively.

The sheriff stated Casey White was never dropped off at courtroom and Vicki White didn't make it to the place where she mentioned she was going to hunt medical consideration.

Authorities did not realize they have been lacking until a number of hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail have been concerned and tried to achieve her, however her telephone stored 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 few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions were in place. The question we now have 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 is armed," Singleton added.