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

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, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer will not be associated.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital homicide charges and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him at all times, including throughout 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 mental well being analysis on the courthouse, they have since realized that no such analysis or different courtroom hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

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

Authorities are actually taking a look at all potentialities of what happened, together with if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we can't deal with that till now we have absolute proof that that is what occurred. We're assuming at this level that she was taken in opposition to her will, until we are able to completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they are nonetheless looking and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any telephone calls he had acquired.

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

The sheriff stated Casey White was by no means dropped off at court docket and Vicki White didn't make it to the place where she said she was going to hunt medical consideration.

Authorities didn't understand they were lacking until a number of hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail were concerned and tried to reach 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 division for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the last few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions had been in place. The query we have now for Director White is why she violated coverage," Singleton stated.

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.