Alabama authorities are searching for a corrections officer and inmate who never 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 usually are not related.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital homicide prices 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 heart to courtroom 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 different court docket hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Knowing the inmate, I believe she's in peril regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton stated.

Authorities are actually looking at all prospects of what occurred, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we cannot deal with that till we have absolute proof that that is what occurred. We're assuming at this level that she was taken against her will, unless we will completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they are still searching and investigating any interaction 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 instructed the guard she was going to drop him off at the court docket after which go seek medical attention as a result of she wasn't feeling properly.

The sheriff stated Casey White was never dropped off at court docket and Vicki White did not make it to the place where she stated she was going to seek medical consideration.

Authorities didn't realize they have been lacking till a number of hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail had been concerned and tried to succeed in her, but her cellphone kept 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 couple of months, Singleton added.

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

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.