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

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

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

Singleton stated that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a psychological well being analysis at the courthouse, they've since realized that no such analysis or different courtroom listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Understanding the inmate, I feel 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 all potentialities of what occurred, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we cannot tackle that until we've absolute proof that that is what occurred. We are assuming at this level that she was taken towards her will, except we will completely prove in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities said they are still searching and investigating any interplay between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to 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 on the court after which go seek medical consideration because she wasn't feeling properly.

The sheriff mentioned Casey White was never dropped off at court docket and Vicki White didn't make it to the place the place she stated she was going to seek medical attention.

Authorities didn't notice they were missing until a number of hours later.

Her automobile, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol automotive, was first spotted in a shopping center car parking zone around 11 a.m. by someone who was on a lunch break, Singleton stated.

Round 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail had been concerned and tried to reach her, but 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 department for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the last few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions were in place. The query 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're assuming he is armed," Singleton added.