Alabama authorities are trying to find 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 are not associated.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital homicide prices and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him always, together with during transportation to court docket.

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention middle to court and subsequently 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've since realized that no such evaluation or different court hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Realizing the inmate, I think she's in peril regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton mentioned.

Authorities at the moment are taking a look at all possibilities 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 handle that until we have now absolute proof that that is what occurred. We are assuming at this level that she was taken against her will, except we are able to absolutely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they're still searching and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any cellphone calls he had received.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she advised the guard she was going to drop him off on the courtroom and then go seek medical attention 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 the place she said she was going to hunt medical consideration.

Authorities did not notice they had 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 round 11 a.m. by someone who was on a lunch break, Singleton mentioned.

Around 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been concerned and tried to reach her, but her telephone 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 few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions have been in place. The query now we have for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton said.

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