Alabama authorities are searching 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, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer should not associated.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital murder fees 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 therefore knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton said that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological well being evaluation on the courthouse, they've since realized that no such evaluation or different courtroom listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Realizing the inmate, I believe she's in danger regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton mentioned.

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

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we can't deal with that until now we have absolute proof that that's what occurred. We are assuming at this point that she was taken against her will, until we will completely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they are still looking and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any cellphone calls he had received.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she instructed 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 by no means dropped off at courtroom and Vicki White didn't make it to the place the place she said she was going to hunt medical attention.

Authorities did not notice they have been lacking until several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been concerned and tried to achieve her, however her cellphone kept 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 had been in place. The question we've got 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 means we are assuming he's armed," Singleton added.