Alabama authorities are searching for a corrections officer and inmate who never 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, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer are not associated.

Authorities said Casey White was being held on capital homicide costs and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him always, including throughout transportation to courtroom.

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

Singleton stated that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental well being analysis on the courthouse, they have since realized that no such evaluation or other court hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Figuring out the inmate, I feel she's in danger regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton said.

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

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we don't know, and we won't handle that till we've got absolute proof that that's what occurred. We're assuming at this level that she was taken against her will, until we are able to absolutely prove otherwise," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they are nonetheless searching and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any phone calls he had received.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she instructed the guard she was going to drop him off at the courtroom after which go seek medical attention because she wasn't feeling well.

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

Authorities did not understand they have been missing until several hours later.

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

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

"All precautions had been in place. The query now we have for Director White is why she violated coverage," Singleton said.

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