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Under coercion. >> reporter: casey white was already serving 75 years for a rash of crimes. next month he's scheduled to go on trial on two counts of capital murder for the stabbing death of connie ridgeway in 2015. investigators are hopeful he'll soon be behind bars. >> keep in mind that casey white is a large individual. he is 6'9". he will stand out. >> ryan young joins us now in the lauderdale county detention center. what is the latest on the manhunt right now? >> reporter: well, anderson, all this news and all this coverage has really helped them out today. what we were told is a lot of ...

Tonight, a manhunt is under way for an alabama corrections officer and an inmate charged with murder. they disappeared friday after the officer checked the inmate out of jail, claiming she was taking him to the county courthouse. an arrest warrant has been issued for officer vicky white and authorities say it appears she acted willingly. we get more on this developing st story from cnn's ryan young. >> i'd be surprised if they're still in alabama. >> reporter: tonight, a search is under way for officer vicky white. >> if she did this willingly, all indications are that she did. i guess we're t...

But as you can imagine, this hit the small town and this small jail hard. we're talking to deputies. they said it felt like a funeral. this man was brought here in february because he was going to face capital murder charges. then you have this situation that happens. they said on friday it felt like someone had punched them in the heart. listen to the sheriff when i pulled him to the side to talk about how they were feeling about this investigation. and what led them to press the new charges. >> if she did this willingly, and all indications that she did, i guess we're trying to hold onto tha...

But talking to the folks who work here and talking to the sheriff, you can understand they feel betrayed. this woman worked here for more than 16 years. you understand they never had a reason to question her ability to do her job. listen to the question i asked the sheriff and how he answered. >> if she did this willingly, and all indications are that she did, i guess we're trying to hold onto that last straw of hope that maybe for some reason she was threatened and did this under coercion. but absolutely you feel betrayed. >> reporter: alison, you can understand this in corrections you work w...