More quotes from
the press conference (BBM):
Singleton says to his knowledge they have not reached out to Canada or Mexico. He says Casey White did not have identification with him "but that's not say he couldn't obtain it."
Singleton was asked if there is any evidence of them having spoken before Friday. "
We are reviewing video footage, phone calls ... to see if there was any kind of relationship prior to this."
"Those of us who work with Vicki White and have worked with her for years, this is not the Vicki White we know, by any stretch of the imagination. She has been an exemplary employee.
I was told by the director of the year that Friday night it was like he was at a funeral wake."
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She did sell her home about a month ago and talked about going to the beach. We just thought she was going to retire."
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She was to retire that day, that was her last day of work."
Casey White was brought to the Lauderdale County Jail on February 25 for court appearances.
"I think from the sale of her house,
she possibly had access to some cash. The retirement papers were never sent into the state retirement system. She had to have a conference with the personnel director before that could happen."
When asked about the medical condition she said she was experiencing on Friday, Singleton says "we don't think that was real, we think that was an excuse."
"We've gotten several tips. I don't keep a tally on the number." Federal, state, and local investigators are following up on those tips.
"We're still looking into that [a relationship]. We're reviewing phone calls, reviewing video from the jail, to see if she spent any extraordinary amount of time at his particular cell."
Reporter: "Have you had any sense where they are at this point?"
Singleton: "We don't. If we knew where they were at, we'd be there and not here."
Casey White "was in our facility in 2020." After a shiv was found in his cell, "we immediately had him shipped back to the Department of Corrections."
"He has nothing to lose. With his violent past, he is extremely dangerous. I will emphasize as much as I can, we're concerned about everybody."
"I can't emphasize enough
to our brothers and sisters in blue, 'don't take any chances with this guy, he's dangerous.'"
