Alabama authorities are searching 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 aren't related.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital murder expenses and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him at all times, including during transportation to court.

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

Singleton said that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental health evaluation on the courthouse, they have since discovered that no such analysis or other court hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Understanding the inmate, I feel she's at risk regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton mentioned.

Authorities are actually 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 cannot address that until we've absolute proof that that's what occurred. We're assuming at this point that she was taken towards her will, unless we can completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they're nonetheless looking out 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 told the guard she was going to drop him off on the court docket and then go search medical consideration as a result of she wasn't feeling properly.

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

Authorities didn't realize they were missing till several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail have been concerned and tried to succeed in her, however 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 department for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the last few months, Singleton added.

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

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.