Alabama authorities are searching for a corrections officer and inmate who by no means 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, mentioned Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer are not associated.

Authorities said Casey White was being held on capital murder charges and two sworn deputies should have been with him always, together with during transportation to court docket.

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention center to courtroom and due to this fact knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton mentioned that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental health evaluation at the courthouse, they've since discovered that no such analysis or different court docket hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Figuring out the inmate, I feel she's at risk whatever the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton stated.

Authorities are now looking at all prospects of what happened, together with if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we cannot address that till we have now absolute proof that that is what occurred. We're assuming at this point that she was taken against her will, until we will absolutely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

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

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she told the guard she was going to drop him off at the courtroom after which go search medical consideration because she wasn't feeling nicely.

The sheriff said Casey White was never dropped off at court docket and Vicki White did not make it to the place where she mentioned she was going to hunt medical consideration.

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

Her automobile, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol automotive, was first spotted in a shopping mall parking zone round 11 a.m. by someone who was on a lunch break, Singleton mentioned.

Around 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail have been involved and tried to achieve her, however 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 division 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 question we now have for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton stated.

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