Alabama authorities are searching 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, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer are usually not associated.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital murder prices and two sworn deputies should have been with him at all times, including throughout transportation to court.

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 at the courthouse, they have since learned that no such evaluation or different court docket listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Realizing the inmate, I feel she's at risk regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton said.

Authorities are now looking at all possibilities of what happened, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we cannot tackle that till we've absolute proof that that is what occurred. We are assuming at this level that she was taken towards her will, except we are able to completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities said they're nonetheless looking out and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any phone calls he had obtained.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she instructed the guard she was going to drop him off on the court docket and then go seek medical attention because she wasn't feeling well.

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

Authorities did not notice they have been missing until a number of hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been involved and tried to achieve her, but 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 department for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the last few months, Singleton added.

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

Casey White is 6'9" tall is being thought-about armed and dangerous. Vicki White "was armed with a 9 mm handgun, which means we are assuming he's armed," Singleton added.