Alabama authorities are looking for a corrections officer and inmate who by no means made it to court docket

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 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 during transportation to court.

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

Singleton mentioned that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental health analysis on the courthouse, they have since realized that no such evaluation or different court hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

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

Authorities are actually 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 tackle that till now we have absolute proof that that's what occurred. We're assuming at this point that she was taken in opposition to her will, unless we are able to completely prove otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they're still searching and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any cellphone calls he had obtained.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she advised the guard she was going to drop him off at the court docket and then go seek medical attention because she wasn't feeling effectively.

The sheriff stated Casey White was by no means dropped off at court and Vicki White didn't make it to the place the place she mentioned she was going to hunt medical consideration.

Authorities did not realize they have been missing until several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail were concerned and tried to reach her, however her phone stored 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 couple of 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 considered armed and dangerous. Vicki White "was armed with a 9 mm handgun, which means we're assuming he is armed," Singleton added.