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

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, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer usually are not related.

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

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention center to court docket and due to this fact knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton said that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental well being analysis at the courthouse, they've since discovered that no such evaluation or other court listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

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

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

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

Authorities said they're still searching and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any telephone calls he had acquired.

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

The sheriff said 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 seek medical consideration.

Authorities didn't realize they have been lacking till several hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail were involved and tried to reach her, however her cellphone 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 had been in place. The query we have now 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 are assuming he's armed," Singleton added.