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

Missing 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 said Casey White was being held on capital homicide costs and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him at all times, together with during transportation to court.

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

Singleton said that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological well being evaluation at the courthouse, they have since learned that no such analysis or other court docket hearing 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 murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton mentioned.

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

"Whether she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we cannot deal with that till now we have absolute proof that that is what happened. We're assuming at this level that she was taken in opposition to her will, except we will completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they are nonetheless looking out and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any phone calls he had received.

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 seek medical consideration as a result of she wasn't feeling effectively.

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

Authorities did not understand they were missing until several hours later.

Her automobile, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol automotive, was first noticed in a shopping mall car parking zone round 11 a.m. by someone who was on a lunch break, Singleton said.

Round 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail have been involved and tried to reach her, but her phone 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 previous couple of months, Singleton added.

"All precautions were in place. The query we've for Director White is why she violated coverage," Singleton said.

Casey White is 6'9" tall is being considered armed and harmful. Vicki White "was armed with a 9 mm handgun, which implies we are assuming he's armed," Singleton added.