Authorities have no idea what form of vehicle an Alabama inmate and corrections officer disappeared in. they are working now to discover - CNN

"most likely, she could have willingly participated. however we're also worried that might be by some means, somebody acquired to her and coerced her or threatened her, pressured her to assist during this break out," Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton told CNN on Monday.

"We're not certain. i am no longer going to know the reply to that until we locate her."

Vicky White, an assistant director of corrections for the Lauderdale County Sheriff's office, became closing viewed Friday when she pointed out she turned into taking inmate Casey White, who was being held on murder expenses, for a mental health assessment on the county courthouse.

Casey White become serving seventy five years for a sequence of crimes and became looking forward to a capital murder trial.

however the officer and inmate, who don't seem to be connected, not ever arrived at the courthouse. Authorities later discovered there turned into no contrast nor hearing scheduled for Casey White that day.

And the patrol car Vicky White used to pressure the inmate turned into deserted, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton spoke of.

"It on no account arrived on the courthouse. And it become found later at a shopping mall parking space about 2 miles far from the detention core," Singleton advised CNN Monday.

shortly earlier than her disappearance, Vicky White spoke of she had additionally planned to get clinical care because she wasn't feeling neatly, Singleton observed. but she under no circumstances arrived.

Video safety footage within the area the place the patrol car changed into discovered didn't turn up any facts displaying what took place to Vicky White and Casey White, the sheriff said.

"We're nevertheless aggressively pursuing every lead that we get," he referred to. "The greatest obstacle we have presently is we still wouldn't have a automobile description for anything automobile they might also have transferred into."

No facts of a romantic relationship, but 'it's a chance'

Vicky White changed into known as an "exemplary worker" with "an unblemished checklist," the sheriff pointed out.

"All of her co-employees, the entire personnel in the sheriff's workplace, the judges, all have essentially the most utmost recognize for her," Singleton talked about.

The sheriff mentioned Vicky White is a widow with no little ones, and her mother and two brothers are living in Lauderdale County.

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After about two many years with the department, Vicky White submitted her retirement papers last week, the sheriff pointed out.

despite her stellar knowledgeable recognition, Vicky White violated protocol Friday when she removed Casey White from the detention core with the aid of herself, the sheriff mentioned. The policy required Casey White to be escorted via two sworn deputies.

"All precautions had been in vicinity," Singleton said. "The questions we've for Director White is why she violated policy."

The sheriff pointed out there isn't a clear evidence as to whether Vicky White and Casey White had a personal relationship.

because the county's assistant director of corrections, Vicky White "changed into commonly all the way through the mobilephone blocks, has contact with all of the inmates at one time or an additional," Singleton said.

"however so far as a romantic relationship or whatever like that, we haven't any evidence or proof that that became the case, even though it's a chance."

'She's basically in hazard -- willingly or not'

Casey White turned into serving 75 years for a series of crimes in 2015, together with a house invasion, carjacking and a police chase, in keeping with the united states Marshals carrier, which is now main the investigation into the disappearance of the inmate and Vicky White.

Casey White also faces two counts of capital homicide for the stabbing dying of 58-12 months-old Connie Ridgeway in 2015, the U.S. Marshals stated.

In 2020, Casey White confessed to the killing and then pleaded now not guilty, Lauderdale County District attorney Chris Connolly stated. The inmate turned into being held while waiting for trial.

Now, with the murder suspect at significant and the corrections authentic missing, "The neighborhood of course is concerned, as are we," Singleton mentioned.

"She's in fact in danger, willingly or not. This guy's nobody to clutter with," the sheriff said.

"he is 6-foot-9, weighs somewhere around 250 pounds. ... We're assuming he's armed because she turned into armed."

In 2020, Casey White deliberate to get away the prison and take a hostage, however detention center employees caught him, Singleton spoke of.

The detention center then centered a policy mandating two sworn deputies accompany him continually, including all through transportation to the courthouse, the sheriff mentioned.

"He changed into in prison for capital murder, and he had nothing to lose," the sheriff stated.

"even if she assisted him or now not, we have no idea. And we may not handle that until we have absolute proof that that is what took place. we're assuming at this aspect that she become taken towards her will until we can fully show in any other case. but regardless, although she did aid him, we think she's in danger."

Vicky White's mom, Pat Davis, instructed CNN affiliate WAAY she's in a state of outrage.

"As a mom, I failed to be aware of a way to act because i thought firstly it was a mistake," Davis spoke of. "after which after I found for sure it turned into, it became just disbelief."

Vicky White had these days offered her house and had been dwelling along with her mother for the previous 5 weeks, Davis instructed WAAY. The mother talked about her daughter did not talk tons about work, failed to mention retirement and by no means spoke about Casey White.

"I did not be aware of anything else about him," Davis talked about. "We do not know if she become took by means of drive or if she changed into voluntarily during this. but we simply desire her again. that is all we need."

the U.S. Marshals service is offering a reward of as much as $10,000 for suggestions leading to the vicinity of Vicky White and the capture of Casey White.

CNN's Fredricka Whitfield, Rebekah Reiss, Keith Allen and Jamiel Lynch contributed to this report.