Alabama authorities are searching for a corrections officer and inmate who by no means 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, stated Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer are not associated.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital murder costs and two sworn deputies should have been with him always, together with during transportation to court docket.

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

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

"Knowing 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 mentioned.

Authorities at the moment are looking at all potentialities of what happened, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we can't address that till we have absolute proof that that's what occurred. We're assuming at this level that she was taken against her will, except we are able to 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 obtained.

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

The sheriff stated Casey White was by no means dropped off at court and Vicki White didn't make it to the place the place she mentioned she was going to hunt medical attention.

Authorities did not notice they were lacking till a number of hours later.

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

Around 3:30 p.m., officers at the jail were concerned and tried to reach her, however her cellphone 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 previous couple of months, Singleton added.

"All precautions were in place. The query we've for Director White is why she violated policy," Singleton said.

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