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, stated Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer aren't associated.

Authorities mentioned Casey White was being held on capital homicide fees and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him always, together with throughout transportation to court docket.

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention heart to court and subsequently knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton said that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological health analysis on the courthouse, they have since learned that no such analysis or different courtroom hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Understanding 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 actually taking a look at all potentialities of what occurred, together with if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we won't address that until we have absolute proof that that's what happened. We're assuming at this level that she was taken against her will, until we can completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities said they're still searching and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any telephone calls he had received.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she informed the guard she was going to drop him off at the courtroom and then go search medical consideration because she wasn't feeling well.

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

Authorities did not realize they have been lacking until several hours later.

Her automobile, 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.

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail were concerned and tried to reach her, but her cellphone kept 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 have been in place. The question we have for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton mentioned.

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 is armed," Singleton added.