Alabama authorities are looking for a corrections officer and inmate who by no means 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 aren't related.

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

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

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

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

Authorities at the moment are all possibilities of what occurred, together with if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we can't handle that till we've got absolute proof that that's what occurred. We're assuming at this level that she was taken in opposition to her will, unless we can completely prove otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities said they're nonetheless looking and investigating any interplay 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 told the guard she was going to drop him off at the court docket after which go search medical attention as a result of she wasn't feeling effectively.

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

Authorities did not realize they were lacking till several hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been concerned and tried to reach her, however 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 have been in place. The question we have now for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton mentioned.

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