Escaped Alabama inmate Casey Cole White threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and her sister if he ever got out of prison, authorities say.

The US Marshals Service said Wednesday that it is working to protect the ex-girlfriend of Casey Cole White, the capital murder suspect who escaped from an Alabama jail last friday after supposedly getting help Corrections Officer Vicky White. The Service said in a statement that Casey Cole White threatened in 2015 to kill his ex-girlfriend and his sister if he ever got out of prison, saying he too wanted police to kill him.

The statement comes as the manhunt for Casey Cole White and Deputy Director of Corrections Vicky White, who are not related, has extended into its sixth day. A reward of $10,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest of Casey Cole White, and an additional $5,000 is available for information leading to the arrest of Vicky White.

White, 38, had been charged with capital murder in September 2020 for the “brutal” stabbing of a 58-year-old woman, the Marshals Service said. When he confessed to the murder, he was already serving a 75-year sentence for a 2015 “criminal spree” that included a home invasion, carjacking and a police chase, the Service added. He had been transferred to the Lauderdale County Detention Center to await trial on the murder charge.

During a pre-sentence report in 2015, he threatened his ex-girlfriend and her sister, “warning that if he ever got out he would kill them and that he wanted the police to kill him,” the US Marshals Service said. Authorities have contacted potential targets of his to inform them of the threats and have taken “appropriate protective measures,” the Service added.

Much of the story behind Casey Cole White’s escape remains unclear. At approximately 9:41 am Friday, Vicky White, a 56-year-old veteran department official who was retiring at the end of the day, told other officials that she was taking Casey to court for a mental health evaluation. her and then she went to the doctor for a personal medical appointment. But her patrol vehicle was found in a parking lot hours later, and by 3:30 pm, officers realized they could not contact her and that the inmate had not been returned to custody.

Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton later said there was no court evaluation scheduled and surveillance footage showed Vicky’s patrol car at a red light near the parking lot just eight minutes after the couple left the center. detention.

“There wasn’t enough time for them to even try to come to court,” Singleton said Monday.

Authorities also said Tuesday that an investigation confirmed that Vicki and Casey had a “special relationship”, but did not provide further details.

A warrant was issued for Vicky White’s arrest, charging her with allowing or facilitating first degree elopement. Singleton said that while it’s still unclear what happened, authorities are confident she helped him escape.

“Now whether she did it voluntarily or whether she was coerced, threatened in some way to participate in the escape, I’m not really sure, but we know for a fact that she did participate,” he said.

Authorities warned that the pair should be considered armed and dangerous, and may be armed with an AR-15, handguns and a shotgun. They are believed to have been traveling in a 2007 orange or copper 2007 Ford Edge that Vicky White purchased prior to the escape. It’s unclear if there’s a license plate, but there is “minor damage to the left rear bumper,” the Marshals Service said.

The Marshals Service said Casey Cole White is 6’9″, weighs approximately 330 pounds, and has brown hair and hazel eyes. The Service said Vicky White is 5’5″, weighs approximately 145 pounds, and has blonde hair and brown eyes. browns. She was also reportedly described as having a “waddling walk”.