Alabama legislation enforcement officers say a corrections officer is lacking after leaving a county jail to escort a homicide suspect to court docket
FLORENCE, Ala. — Alabama legislation enforcement officers mentioned Friday {that a} corrections officer is lacking after leaving a county jail to escort a homicide suspect to court docket.
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Workplace wrote in a Fb submit that Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White left the jail on Friday morning to take the inmate to court docket. “They haven’t been seen since,” the division wrote.
The automobile they left the jail in was later positioned in a shopping mall parking zone, the submit said.
The inmate, Casey White, is a suspect being held on a capital homicide cost. The inmate and officer usually are not associated although they share the identical final identify, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
The Alabama Legislation Enforcement Company issued a “Blue Alert” on Friday evening for the lacking officer. “Casey White is believed to be a critical menace to the corrections officer and the general public,” the alert said.
The sheriff’s workplace urged folks to name 911 in the event that they spot the pair however not method them. The sheriff’s workplace mentioned they’re searching for to find any video “that will inform us extra about what we’re coping with.”
