Alabama authorities are trying to find 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, mentioned Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer will not be associated.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital murder fees and two sworn deputies should have been with him always, together with throughout transportation to courtroom.

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

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

"Knowing the inmate, I feel she's in danger regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton said.

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

"Whether she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we won't address that until we've got absolute proof that that's what occurred. We are assuming at this point that she was taken towards her will, until we can absolutely prove otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they are nonetheless searching and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any phone calls he had acquired.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she advised the guard she was going to drop him off at the courtroom and then go seek medical consideration because she wasn't feeling effectively.

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

Authorities did not realize they had been lacking until several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been concerned and tried to reach her, however 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 department for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the last few months, Singleton added.

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

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