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 should not related.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital murder costs and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him at all times, together with throughout transportation to courtroom.

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

Singleton mentioned that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological health evaluation on the courthouse, they have since learned that no such analysis or other court docket listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

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

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

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we won't tackle that until we've absolute proof that that is what occurred. We're assuming at this point that she was taken in opposition to her will, unless we can completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities said they are still looking and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any phone calls he had acquired.

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 as a result of she wasn't feeling effectively.

The sheriff said Casey White was by no means dropped off at court and Vicki White did not make it to the place where she said she was going to seek medical attention.

Authorities did not understand they had been lacking until several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been 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 previous couple of months, Singleton added.

"All precautions have been in place. The question we've 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.