Thursday, March 28

Alabama corrections officer, murder suspect missing


An Alabama corrections officer and a capital murder suspect are missing, according to Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton.

Vicki White, assistant director of corrections for the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, and inmate Casey Cole White, who are not related, left the detention center at about 9:30 am Friday, bound for the courthouse, and they have not been seen since, said Sheriff Rick Singleton.

Singleton said Vicki White, a 25-year employee of the sheriff’s office, told subordinates she was taking Casey White for a mental health evaluation, and later would be seeking medical attention herself.

He said investigators have since learned there was no scheduled mental health evaluation or any other court appearance, and that the officer never sought medical attention.

Authorities found the vehicle in which they left the detention center in the parking lot of a Lauderdale County shopping center.


www.usatoday.com

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