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, mentioned Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer aren't related.

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

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

Singleton mentioned that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological well being evaluation at the courthouse, they have since learned that no such analysis or different court hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Understanding 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 are actually looking at all possibilities of what occurred, together with if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we won't handle that till we've got absolute proof that that is what occurred. We are assuming at this level that she was taken towards her will, until we are able to completely show 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 instructed the guard she was going to drop him off at the court docket and then go seek medical attention as a result of she wasn't feeling effectively.

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

Authorities did not realize they had been lacking until several hours later.

Her automobile, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol automotive, was first spotted in a shopping center parking lot round 11 a.m. by somebody who was on a lunch break, Singleton mentioned.

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail had been concerned and tried to achieve 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 had been in place. The query we've 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 suggests we're assuming he's armed," Singleton added.