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

Authorities said 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 docket.

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

Singleton mentioned that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological health analysis on the courthouse, they have since realized that no such analysis or different court docket listening to 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 stated.

Authorities at the moment are taking a look at all prospects 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 can't address that until we've absolute proof that that is what happened. We are assuming at this level that she was taken against her will, until we will absolutely prove otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities said they are still looking out and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any phone 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 on the court after which go seek medical consideration because she wasn't feeling nicely.

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

Authorities did not understand they have been lacking till several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail have been involved and tried to succeed in her, but 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 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 have been in place. The query we have now for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton mentioned.

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.