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

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 said Casey White was being held on capital homicide costs and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him at all times, together with during transportation to court docket.

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

Singleton said that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological health evaluation at the courthouse, they've since learned that no such analysis or other courtroom listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Understanding the inmate, I think she's at risk whatever the circumstances... He was in jail for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton said.

Authorities are now taking a look at all potentialities 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 won't tackle that until now we have absolute proof that that's what occurred. We are assuming at this level that she was taken against her will, until we will completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they are still searching and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any telephone calls he had obtained.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she told the guard she was going to drop him off at the court and then go seek medical attention because she wasn't feeling effectively.

The sheriff said Casey White was never dropped off at courtroom and Vicki White didn't make it to the place where she said she was going to seek medical attention.

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

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail have been involved and tried to achieve her, however her phone 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 previous few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions had been in place. The query now we have for Director White is why she violated coverage," 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 are assuming he's armed," Singleton added.