Alabama authorities are trying to find a corrections officer and inmate who by no means made it to court docket

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 are usually not related.

Authorities said Casey White was being held on capital murder prices and two sworn deputies should have been with him always, including throughout transportation to court.

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

Singleton mentioned that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological health analysis on the courthouse, they've since learned that no such evaluation or other court docket hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Realizing the inmate, I feel she's in peril regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton stated.

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

"Whether she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we won't deal with that till we've absolute proof that that's what occurred. We are assuming at this level that she was taken towards her will, until we can absolutely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they're still searching and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any cellphone calls he had acquired.

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

The sheriff stated Casey White was never dropped off at court and Vicki White didn't make it to the place where she said she was going to hunt medical consideration.

Authorities didn't realize they had been lacking until several hours later.

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

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