Alabama authorities are searching for a corrections officer and inmate who never made it to courtroom

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 aren't 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 court docket.

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

Singleton mentioned that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological health analysis at the courthouse, they've since discovered that no such evaluation or different courtroom hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

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

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

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

Authorities said they are still searching and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any phone calls he had received.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she told the guard she was going to drop him off at the court docket after which go search medical consideration as a result of she wasn't feeling nicely.

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

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

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail were involved and tried to reach 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 last few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions were in place. The question we've for Director White is why she violated coverage," Singleton stated.

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