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

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, stated Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer aren't related.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital murder prices and two sworn deputies should have been with him at all times, together with during transportation to courtroom.

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention middle to court and subsequently knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton said that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental health analysis on the courthouse, they have since discovered that no such evaluation or different court docket hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Understanding the inmate, I believe she's at risk regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton stated.

Authorities at the moment are taking a look at all prospects of what happened, 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 handle that till we've got absolute proof that that's what occurred. We are assuming at this point that she was taken towards her will, except we are able to absolutely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they are nonetheless looking out and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any telephone calls he had acquired.

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 because she wasn't feeling well.

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

Authorities didn't understand they were lacking until 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 someone who was on a lunch break, Singleton said.

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been involved and tried to succeed in her, however her telephone kept 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 query now we have for Director White is why she violated coverage," 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 means we're assuming he is armed," Singleton added.