Alabama authorities are looking for a corrections officer and inmate who never 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, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer will not be associated.

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

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

Singleton stated that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental well being analysis on the courthouse, they've since discovered that no such evaluation or other court docket hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Figuring out the inmate, I believe she's in peril whatever the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton mentioned.

Authorities at the moment are taking a look at all prospects of what happened, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we cannot handle that till we have now absolute proof that that's what occurred. We're assuming at this point that she was taken in opposition to her will, until we will absolutely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they're still looking and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any phone calls he had obtained.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she informed the guard she was going to drop him off at the court after which go seek medical consideration because she wasn't feeling nicely.

The sheriff mentioned Casey White was by no means dropped off at court docket and Vicki White didn't make it to the place where she said she was going to seek medical attention.

Authorities did not understand they had been missing till several hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail were concerned and tried to succeed in her, but her cellphone stored 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 last few months, Singleton added.

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

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