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, mentioned Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer will not be related.

Authorities said Casey White was being held on capital murder prices and two sworn deputies should have been with him at all times, together with throughout transportation to court docket.

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

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

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

"Whether she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we can't address that till we've absolute proof that that's what occurred. We are assuming at this level that she was taken towards her will, except we can absolutely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they're nonetheless looking out and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any telephone calls he had obtained.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she informed the guard she was going to drop him off on the court after which go search medical attention because she wasn't feeling well.

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

Authorities did not notice they have been missing until a number of hours later.

Her car, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol car, was first spotted in a shopping center parking zone around 11 a.m. by someone who was on a lunch break, Singleton stated.

Around 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been involved and tried to reach her, however her phone saved 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 couple of months, Singleton added.

"All precautions had been 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 suggests we're assuming he's armed," Singleton added.