Alabama authorities are looking for a corrections officer and inmate who by no means made it to courtroom

Lacking 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 should not related.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital murder fees and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him always, including during transportation to courtroom.

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

Singleton said that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological health evaluation at the courthouse, they've since learned that no such analysis or different court docket listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

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

Authorities are actually all prospects of what happened, together with if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we can't handle that until we now have absolute proof that that's what happened. We're assuming at this level that she was taken in opposition to her will, except we can absolutely show otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they are nonetheless looking and investigating any interplay 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 after which go search medical attention because she wasn't feeling effectively.

The sheriff stated Casey White was never dropped off at court and Vicki White did not make it to the place where she stated she was going to seek medical consideration.

Authorities didn't realize they have been missing till a number of hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail have been concerned and tried to succeed in 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 previous couple of months, Singleton added.

"All precautions had been in place. The question we have for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton mentioned.

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 are assuming he's armed," Singleton added.