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

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 will not be related.

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

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

Singleton stated that although Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental well being analysis on the courthouse, they have since discovered that no such analysis or other court listening to for him was scheduled for Friday.

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

Authorities are actually taking a look at 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 can't handle that until we now have absolute proof that that is what occurred. We are assuming at this level that she was taken against her will, except we are able to completely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities stated they are still searching and investigating any interplay 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 court docket after which go seek medical attention because she wasn't feeling effectively.

The sheriff mentioned Casey White was by no means dropped off at court docket and Vicki White did not make it to the place the place she stated she was going to seek medical consideration.

Authorities did not understand they were lacking till several 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 mentioned.

Round 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail had been involved and tried to succeed in her, however her telephone stored 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 were in place. The question we've got for Director White is why she violated coverage," Singleton said.

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