Alabama authorities are searching for a corrections officer and inmate who by no means 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, stated Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer usually are not associated.

Authorities said Casey White was being held on capital homicide fees 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 center to court and subsequently knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

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

"Figuring out the inmate, I feel she's in danger whatever the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton said.

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

"Whether she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we cannot address that till we have absolute proof that that is what occurred. We're assuming at this level that she was taken against her will, except we can completely prove otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities said they're nonetheless searching 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 instructed the guard she was going to drop him off at the court docket and then go search medical consideration as a result of she wasn't feeling well.

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

Authorities didn't understand they had been lacking until several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail had 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 had been in place. The query we've for Director White is why she violated coverage," Singleton stated.

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