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

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 aren't associated.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital homicide charges and two sworn deputies should have been with him at all times, including throughout transportation to courtroom.

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

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

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

Authorities are actually looking at all possibilities of what occurred, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we cannot address that until we have absolute proof that that is what happened. We're assuming at this point that she was taken against her will, until we are able to absolutely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they're nonetheless searching and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, as well as any cellphone calls he had obtained.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she advised the guard she was going to drop him off on the courtroom and then go seek medical consideration as a result of she wasn't feeling well.

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

Authorities didn't realize they had been lacking till several hours later.

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

Round 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail had been involved and tried to reach her, but her phone 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 last few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions were in place. The query we've got 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 means we are assuming he is armed," Singleton added.