Authorities have filed new charges against an Alabama corrections officer who is believed to have fled with a murder suspect last month. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said that Vicky White, the officer, has been charged with forgery and identity theft, stemming from her purchase of a 2007 Ford Escape that was allegedly…
New Charges Filed Against Prison Guard Who Allegedly Helped Murder Suspect Escape
US Marshals Find Getaway Vehicle Used in Alabama Prison Escape
The U.S. Marshals Service on Friday said that authorities tracked down an SUV that was used in connection to an Alabama prison escape involving a longtime prison official. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee wrote in a Friday Twitter post that the vehicle had been reported abandoned “a week ago” in Bethesda. “The vehicle…
Missing Prison Officer ‘Willingly’ Participated in Murder Suspect’s Escape: Sheriff
Officials now suspect that an Alabama corrections officer willingly helped a murder suspect escape last week, according to a sheriff in comments published Wednesday morning. “The pieces of the puzzle just came together,” Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton told ABC News in an interview. Law enforcement officials said that Casey Cole White, 38, disappeared last…
Missing Alabama Guard and Escaped Inmate Had ‘Special Relationship’: Sheriff
Escaped Alabama murder suspect Casey Cole White had a “special relationship” with the Lauderdale County assistant director of corrections, Vicky White, according to the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office in a statement Tuesday. “That relationship has been confirmed through our investigation with independent sources and means,” the department said in a statement. The sheriff’s office did not elaborate….
Warrant Issued for Alabama Corrections Officer Accused of ‘Helping’ Inmate Escape
Authorities issued a warrant on Monday for a female correctional officer in Alabama who disappeared together with a man jailed on a capital murder charge. Vicky White is accused of “permitting or facilitating” the escape of 38-year-old Casey Cole White, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said during a Monday news conference. The 56-year-old assistant director of corrections…
Alabama Prison Official Missing After Escorting Inmate
A prison official from Alabama is missing after escorting an inmate to a courthouse for a hearing. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Saturday that Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White disappeared while escorting an inmate being held on capital murder charges. The inmate is also missing. White left the detention…
Biden Admin Challenges Alabama Law That Bans Transgender Procedures, Substances for Youth
The Department of Justice under the Biden administration filed a complaint on Friday to challenge a new Alabama law that bans certain transgender procedures and substances for people under 18. The Justice Department’s complaint (pdf) alleges that the new Alabama law “violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause” by discriminating on the basis of sex and transgender…
Linton’s Barbershop Preserves a Key Moment in Civil Rights History
Tucked away in the West End neighborhood of Tuscaloosa, and next to what used to be a hugely popular local attraction, Maggie’s Diner, sits a humble white brick barbershop, complete with a spinning barber pole. From the outside, the shop does not hint at the treasures found inside. Beyond the old barbershop chair, and beyond…
CDC Issues Nationwide Alert About Mysterious Hepatitis Cases in Children
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory after children in Alabama were discovered to have adenovirus and hepatitis infections. They said that a “cluster of children” have been infected with both hepatitis and adenovirus after clinicians at a large hospital in Alabama issued a notice to the CDC in November…
Alabama Reaches $276M Settlement in Opioid Litigation
The state of Alabama on Tuesday reached a $276 million settlement agreement with Endo Pharmaceutical, Johnson & Johnson, and McKesson for their role in exacerbating the opioid crisis. The settlement will see pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson pay $70.3 million in a lump-sum payment to Alabama state and its subdivisions this year, and Endo Pharmaceutical…
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