Alabama authorities are trying to find a corrections officer and inmate who never 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, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer should not related.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital murder prices and two sworn deputies should have been with him at all times, together with throughout transportation to court docket.

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

Singleton stated that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental well being evaluation on the courthouse, they have since learned that no such analysis or different court hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Realizing the inmate, I think she's in danger whatever the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton stated.

Authorities are now taking a look at all possibilities of what occurred, together with if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

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

Authorities stated they are still looking out and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any telephone calls he had obtained.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she informed the guard she was going to drop him off on the courtroom after which go seek medical attention because she wasn't feeling properly.

The sheriff stated Casey White was by no means dropped off at court and Vicki White did not make it to the place where she said she was going to seek medical attention.

Authorities didn't notice they had been lacking till a number of hours later.

Her car, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol automotive, was first spotted in a shopping mall parking lot 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, however her telephone stored 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 were in place. The query we have now for Director White is why she violated coverage," Singleton said.

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