Alabama authorities are searching 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 related.

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

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

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

"Understanding the inmate, I think 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 all prospects of what occurred, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we won't address that until we've absolute proof that that's what occurred. We are assuming at this point that she was taken against her will, except we are able to completely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they are still searching 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 instructed the guard she was going to drop him off at the courtroom after which go search medical consideration as a result of she wasn't feeling effectively.

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

Authorities did not realize they have been lacking until a number of hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been involved and tried to reach her, but her cellphone saved 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 few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions have been in place. The query we have for Director White is why she violated policy," 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 suggests we are assuming he's armed," Singleton added.