Alabama authorities are looking 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, stated Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer are not associated.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital homicide prices 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 middle to court docket and therefore knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton mentioned that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological health evaluation at the courthouse, they have since learned that no such evaluation or different court 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 stated.

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

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we can't tackle that till we have absolute proof that that's what occurred. We are assuming at this level that she was taken towards her will, unless we are able to completely prove otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities said they're nonetheless looking out and investigating any interaction 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 informed the guard she was going to drop him off at the court and then go seek medical consideration as a result of she wasn't feeling properly.

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

Authorities did not notice they were missing until several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail have been involved and tried to achieve 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 division for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the previous couple of months, Singleton added.

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

Casey White is 6'9" tall is being considered armed and harmful. Vicki White "was armed with a 9 mm handgun, which means we're assuming he is armed," Singleton added.