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

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 should not associated.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital murder costs and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him always, including during transportation to courtroom.

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

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

"Figuring out the inmate, I feel she's in danger regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton said.

Authorities are actually taking a look at all prospects of what occurred, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we can't address that till we've absolute proof that that is what happened. We are assuming at this level that she was taken in opposition to her will, except we are able to absolutely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they're nonetheless looking and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any cellphone 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 at the court after which go search medical consideration as a result of she wasn't feeling nicely.

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

Authorities didn't realize they have been lacking until a number of hours later.

Her vehicle, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol automobile, was first spotted in a shopping mall parking zone round 11 a.m. by somebody who was on a lunch break, Singleton mentioned.

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail have been involved and tried to succeed in her, but her cellphone saved 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 previous few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions were in place. The query now 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's armed," Singleton added.