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, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer should not associated.

Authorities said Casey White was being held on capital homicide charges and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him always, together with during transportation to courtroom.

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention heart to courtroom and therefore knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

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

"Knowing the inmate, I believe she's in peril whatever the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, 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 do not know, and we cannot tackle that until we've got absolute proof that that's what occurred. We're assuming at this level that she was taken in opposition to her will, unless we can absolutely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

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

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 as a result of she wasn't feeling effectively.

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

Authorities didn't understand they had been lacking till several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail were involved and tried to succeed in 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 division for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the last few months, Singleton added.

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

Casey White is 6'9" tall is being thought-about armed and dangerous. Vicki White "was armed with a 9 mm handgun, which means we're assuming he is armed," Singleton added.