Authorities say she may have helped an ‘extremely dangerous’ murder suspect to escape.
FLORENCE, Ala. — Authorities issued an arrest warrant Monday for a jail official who they say helped an inmate awaiting trial on a murder charge to escape from an Alabama jail. A search was on for the pair. Inmate Casey Cole White,38, was shackled and handcuffed when he and Vicky White, the facility’s assistant director of corrections, left the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, on Friday morning. They have not been seen since, although the patrol vehicle that the pair used when leaving the detention center was found at a nearby shopping center parking lot after their absence was discovered. Casey Cole White, left, and Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White. U.S. Marshals Service, Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office via AP Authorities have no idea where they are, although the inmate should be recognizable by his size. He stands 6 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 260 pounds. Authorities warned that anyone seeing the pair should not approach them. “We consider both of them dangerous and in all probability, both individuals are armed,” U.S. Marshal Marty Keely said at a press conference Monday. He noted that Casey White “will stand out” because of his size even if he has changed his appearance. Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said Monday that they had issued an arrest warrant for Vicky White,56, on charges of permitting or allowing an escape.
