An Alabama corrections official who was last seen with a man held on murder charges now has a warrant out for her arrest.
"The questions we have for Director White is why she violated policy." "And then when I found out for sure it was, it was just disbelief." "I didn't know anything about him," Davis said. "What that tells us is that the patrol car left the detention center and went straight to the parking lot" where it was abandoned and later found by officials, the sheriff said. The policy required Casey White to be escorted by two sworn deputies. But regardless, even if she did assist him, we think she's in danger." Officials have obtained video showing the patrol car Vicky White and inmate Casey White took from the jail Friday morning. Friday was supposed to be her last day at work, Singleton said Monday. "Whether she assisted him or not, we don't know. "We're still aggressively pursuing every lead that we get," he said. No evaluation or hearing was scheduled for the inmate that day, authorities later found. but absolutely you'd feel betrayed," Singleton said Monday.
Authorities in Alabama announced a warrant has been issued for corrections official Vicky White after she disappeared with suspected killer Casey Cole White ...
"Everybody thought she was going to retire," Singleton said. The sheriff said authorities didn't know where the two might be. Singleton also said no mental health evaluation for the inmate was scheduled. Friday was supposed to be Vicky White's last day at work before retiring, Singleton said. "We have had a warrant issued for director Vicky White," Singleton announced Monday at a press conference. She was alone with him, which the sheriff said violated department policy.
The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $10000 reward for information on escaped inmate Casey Cole White and corrections officer Vicky White.
Casey White also confessed to the killing of Connie Ridgeway, 58, and was set to go to trial next month in the case. “As a mother, I didn’t know how to act because I thought at first it was a mistake. Vicky White worked as assistant director of corrections at the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office and has been with the department for 16 years. The policy was instituted when White was jailed two years ago and authorities believed he was planning to escape. He told CNN that while it appeared she helped in the escape, investigators were keeping an open mind: "She absolutely assisted him. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the U.S. Marshals Tip App. Her job duties also included coordinating the transport of inmates. The pair wasn't discovered missing until 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, six hours after they left the jail. Casey White, 38, was serving a 75-year prison sentence for kidnapping and attempted murder charges when he vanished. "She’s certainly an accomplice," the sheriff said. Police say the two are not related. "Don't take any chances with him.
Vicky White, assistant director of corrections, and Casey Cole White, a capital murder suspect, have been missing since Friday morning.
The employee also reported that Casey White had not returned to the jail. The 59-year-old woman lived at Meadowland Apartments on Prince Drive in Rogersville, across the street from Lauderdale County High School’s football field. “She’s never done anything, I bet she’s never even had a speeding ticket. Davis says her daughter didn’t speak about work often, never bringing up retirement and never mentioning inmate White in conversation. Deputies searched the vehicle but did not find any evidence. It was parked among vehicles that were listed for sale. But there was no such court appearance, according to the sheriff. At 11:34 a.m., about two hours after the pair left the jail, a Florence police officer saw White’s patrol vehicle. Anonymous tips may also be submitted via the U.S. Marshals Tip App. She was one of those people you could call if you needed something to happen at that jail. Both of those vans had two deputies on them. It requires two deputies to transport,” he said.
The officer, Vicky White, is wanted on a charge of permitting or facilitating the escape of capital murder suspect, Casey White, from the Lauderdale County ...
"He's a large individual," Singleton said. The marked 2013 Ford Taurus patrol car they traveled in was later found at a shopping center, Singleton said. Officials are reviewing jail video to see whether Vicky White spent an inordinate amount of time near Casey White's cell. "We know she participated" in his escape, Singleton said. She had sold her house, and her last day of work as a Lauderdale County corrections officer was supposed to be Friday. Vicky and Casey White aren’t related.
Lauderdale County authorities obtained a warrant for Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White, accusing her of permitting/facilitating an escape.
Singleton said there's no indication she actually had an appointment; it's been confirmed there was no reason for Casey White to be taken to the courthouse. Vicky White's duties, he said, took her throughout the detention center and in contact with inmates. Singleton said it shows Vicky White driving, with Casey White in the back seat. - Minutes after that second van left, Singleton said, Vicky White called for Casey White to be brought up for transport. WAAY-TV in Huntsville reported the home sale closed April 12. "She was the boss," Singleton said.