The two, officials said were unrelated, have not appeared since, and the U.S. military is offering up to $ 10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the detainee and the location of the officer, the agency said Sunday. Here’s what we know. Vicky White said she was taking Casey White for a mental health assessment when she checked him out of jail. He said he was going to receive medical care after leaving the detainee in the courthouse because he was not feeling well. Authorities later found out that no such assessment – or any court hearing – was scheduled for Casey White that day, and Vicky White never made it to the medical facility, according to her sheriff. County Lauderdale, Rick Singleton. . That afternoon, anxious prison officers tried to contact Vicky White, but her phone went straight to voicemail. It was then that they discovered that Casey White had not returned to prison. Authorities are examining all possibilities, including whether the correctional officer helped Casey White escape. “Knowing the detainee, I think she is in danger regardless of the circumstances,” Singleton said on Friday. “She was in prison for murder and had nothing to lose. Whether she helped him or not we do not know and we will not deal with it until we have full proof that it happened. We assume that this was taken against her will, unless we can “We prove the opposite. But regardless of the fact, even if it helped him, we believe he is in danger,” Singleton said. Vicki White’s 2013 Ford Taurus was spotted in a mall parking lot Friday morning, according to the sheriff. Singleton’s office has reviewed all security videos in the area where the car was found, but there is no evidence yet that the two are boarding another vehicle.
The officer went against politics
In her job as assistant director of correction, Vicky White coordinated all transfers from the detention center to the court, so she knew that the protocol required two jurors to be with Casey White at all times, as he was a homicide suspect. , according to Singleton. “All the precautions were in place,” Singleton said. “The questions we have about Director White are why she violated her policy.”
Vicki White is an “exemplary employee,” the sheriff said
The correctional officer has been in the sheriff’s office for about two decades and is “doing a tremendous job,” Singleton told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield on Saturday morning. “All her colleagues, all the staff in the sheriff’s office, the judges, everyone has the utmost respect for her,” Singleton said. “She has an impeccable record. She is an exemplary employee. Therefore, we are very concerned about her safety.” Vicky White recently spoke out about her retirement, Singleton said Friday.
Casey White is considered “armed and dangerous”
Casey White was serving a 75-year sentence for a series of crimes he committed in Limestone County in 2015. The spree included house raids, car thefts and police pursuits, according to the U.S. military. In 2020, he confessed to killing a woman in 2015 in Rogersville, Alabama, according to Lauderdale County Attorney Chris Connolly. White later pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded in custody pending trial. The inmate intended to escape and capture a hostage in 2020, Singleton said, but his plan was discovered and a policy was put in place that two sworn lawmakers should be with him at all times, even when taken to court. . “Because Vicky White had a 9mm pistol, authorities assume that Casey White, who is 6 ‘9, is now armed and should be considered dangerous,” Singleton said.
Reward offered
The U.S. Marshallese Service has taken over the case, the agency said in a press release announcing a reward of up to $ 10,000. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI are also involved in the investigation, CNN reported. “Casey White is believed to be a serious threat to the prison staff and the public,” said Maj. Gen. Marty Kylie in a statement. “Anyone with information on White’s whereabouts or the disappearance of White Assistant Director of Corrections should contact law enforcement,” the statement said. “You can call the USMS Communications Center at 1-800-336-0102. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the US Marshals Tips app.” “Do not try to arrest this fugitive,” Kili said.
