Alabama Prisoner Casey White Escapes Jail After Female Guard Helped Inmate; Authorities Offer $10,000 Reward as "Officer Is in Danger"

As detectives focus on fraudulent statements she made before picking him up from jail, the family of an Alabama jail officer who vanished with a murder offender on Friday says she was a nice person who would not have helped a killer escape.

At 9:41 am, Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White, 56, arrived at the Lauderdale County Jail to take up convict Casey White, 38. She informed the booking officer she was sending him to the county courtroom for a mental health examination, but there was none scheduled for that day. She also said she was heading to a personal medical appointment, which she never attended.

Casey Cole White, Prison Guard Leave Courthouse

They were both absent an hour and a half later, and her police car was discovered abandoned at a nearby retail mall. According to Lauderdale Sheriff Rick Singleton, all indications suggest that Director White was complicit and participated in the escape, as per WBRC

Vicky's former mother-in-law, Frances White, told DailyMail.com on Sunday that the allegations against her do not reflect the nice lady she knows. White's son was divorced 16 years ago after only four years of marriage by the correctional guard, but his mother-in-law said the two remained amicable until his death in January.

Vicky had worked for the Sheriff's Department for 25 years and had recently announced her retirement, according to Law and Crime. Vicky White and Casey White, who are not related, are being sought. The United States Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information on the couple.

Sheriff Singleton stated on Friday that while evidence suggests Vicky assisted Casey in escaping, her intentions remain unknown. When the prison official stated she was bringing Casey for an unscheduled examination, she was equipped with a 9mm weapon. She then stated that she would go to a medical appointment for herself, which likewise did not occur.

He believes Casey should have always had two deputies with him. The sheriff stated that it would be nearly hard for Casey to get free from his shackles without assistance but that assisting Casey would be out of character for Vicky.

Alabama Authorities Offer $10,000 Reward

Investigators are still examining the situation as though she was kidnapped against her will, Singleton said on Saturday. Casey admitted to killing a 58-year-old lady while serving a 75-year sentence for several offenses, including animal cruelty for shooting a dog, and Frances White, Vicky's former mother-in-law, doubts she would have cooperated with him.

Vicky White was married to Frances' son Tommy White for roughly two to three years more than 16 years ago, according to Frances, who claims Vicky left him when his drug issues became severe. Frances claimed Vicky and Tommy had been married for approximately three years and were farming cattle on a property directly across the street from her house.

Vicky stayed close to her and her children after the divorce, she claimed. Tommy died in January after a long battle with Parkinson's. The US Marshals Service said on Sunday that it is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information regarding an escaped inmate and almost an endangered' correctional officer who went missing Friday after leaving a jail in north Alabama.

Officials with the Sheriff's Department initially grew concerned about 3.30 pm Friday, when employees at the jail noticed Vicky had not returned, according to Singleton. They tried calling her many times, but her phone kept going to voicemail, he claimed.

They discovered Casey had never returned to the jail at that point. He stands six feet nine inches tall and is armed and deadly. Casey was reportedly arrested in December 2015 for the stabbing death of Connie Ridgeway, a woman who startled the little community of Rogersville, roughly 50 miles west of Huntsville. It is still unknown why she was slain.

She was remembered for her warmth and eagerness to help others, and the town organized an annual vigil in her honor every October for many years. After committing a crime spree across Tennessee and Alabama, Casey was ultimately apprehended at the age of 32.

He faked a house invasion, two carjackings, and three gunshots in one night, killing a dog and injuring a lady. According to WHNT, the crimes were followed by a chase with speeds above 100 miles per hour.

It concluded with a stolen automobile stalling in a field south of Huntsville and authorities begging him to lay down his pistol and surrender. With a revolver in his hand, White exited the truck, threatening to shoot cops and himself until he could talk with Limestone Sheriff Mike Blakely. While they waited for Blakely to arrive, officers tried to persuade White to surrender by providing him with smokeless tobacco and Sun Drop citrus drink.

Casey White was convicted on nine counts, including attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend and kidnapping her two housemates. First-degree robbery, first-degree burglary, third-degree burglary, breaking and entering a car, animal cruelty for shooting a dog, and attempting to evade were among the accusations, as per Daily Mail.

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