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

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, said 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 should have been with him always, together with throughout transportation to court.

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

Singleton mentioned that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental health analysis at the courthouse, they have since learned that no such evaluation or other courtroom hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

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

Authorities at the moment are all prospects 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 tackle that till we've absolute proof that that is what happened. We are assuming at this level that she was taken against her will, until we are able to absolutely show otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they are still looking and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as 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 on the court docket and then go seek medical attention as a result of she wasn't feeling nicely.

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

Authorities did not notice they have been lacking till a number of hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail have been concerned 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 previous few months, Singleton added.

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

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