Alabama authorities are looking for a corrections officer and inmate who by no means 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, mentioned Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer usually are not associated.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital homicide costs and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him at all times, including during transportation to courtroom.

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

Singleton mentioned that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological well being analysis on the courthouse, they have since discovered that no such analysis or other courtroom listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Figuring out the inmate, I believe she's in danger regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton said.

Authorities are now looking at all prospects of what happened, including 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 now we have absolute proof that that's what happened. We are assuming at this point that she was taken in opposition to her will, unless we can completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they're nonetheless searching and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as 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 courtroom after which go search 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 stated she was going to seek medical consideration.

Authorities did not understand they were lacking until a number of hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail were involved and tried to succeed in her, however her cellphone saved 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 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 thought-about armed and harmful. Vicki White "was armed with a 9 mm handgun, which implies we're assuming he's armed," Singleton added.