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

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

Authorities said Casey White was being held on capital murder 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 center to courtroom and therefore knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton said that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological well being evaluation on the courthouse, they have since discovered that no such evaluation or other court hearing 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 actually taking a look at all prospects of what happened, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we cannot handle that until we've got absolute proof that that's what happened. We're assuming at this point that she was taken in opposition to her will, unless we will completely show otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities said they are still searching and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any cellphone 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 on the court docket after which go seek medical consideration because she wasn't feeling well.

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

Authorities didn't realize they had been lacking until a number of hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail were concerned 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 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 question we've got for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton mentioned.

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