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

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

Authorities said Casey White was being held on capital homicide prices and two sworn deputies should have been with him at all times, including throughout 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 though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological well being analysis on the courthouse, they have since discovered that no such evaluation or other courtroom hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Figuring out the inmate, I believe she's in peril regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton said.

Authorities at the moment are taking a look 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 until we've got absolute proof that that is what occurred. We are assuming at this level that she was taken in opposition to her will, except we are able to absolutely prove otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they're nonetheless looking and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any cellphone calls he had obtained.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she informed the guard she was going to drop him off on the courtroom after which go seek medical attention because she wasn't feeling effectively.

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

Authorities did not realize they were missing till a number of hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail were concerned and tried to achieve her, but her telephone 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 previous few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions had been in place. The query we've got for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton stated.

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're assuming he is armed," Singleton added.