Alabama authorities are trying to find a corrections officer and inmate who by no means made it to court docket

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, stated Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer should 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 heart to court docket and therefore knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

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

"Knowing 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 mentioned.

Authorities are now taking a look at all prospects of what occurred, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we cannot deal with that until we've absolute proof that that is what occurred. We're assuming at this point that she was taken towards her will, unless we will completely prove otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities said they are nonetheless searching and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any telephone calls he had obtained.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she advised the guard she was going to drop him off at the courtroom and then go seek medical consideration because she wasn't feeling effectively.

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

Authorities did not notice they were lacking until a number of hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail were involved and tried to succeed in her, but her telephone stored 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've for Director White is why she violated policy," 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 implies we're assuming he's armed," Singleton added.