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, stated Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer usually are not related.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital homicide expenses and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him always, including throughout transportation to court docket.

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

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

"Realizing the inmate, I think she's in danger whatever the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton stated.

Authorities are now 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 can't tackle that till we've absolute proof that that's what happened. We're assuming at this level that she was taken towards her will, unless we are able to completely show otherwise," Singleton added.

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

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

The sheriff mentioned Casey White was by no means dropped off at court and Vicki White did not make it to the place the place she mentioned she was going to seek medical attention.

Authorities didn't notice they had been missing until several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail had been involved and tried to achieve her, however her phone 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 previous couple of months, Singleton added.

"All precautions had been in place. The question we've got 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 means we're assuming he's armed," Singleton added.