Missing Prison Officer ‘Willingly’ Participated in Murder Suspect’s Escape: Sheriff

Casey Cole White and Vicky White in undated photos. Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office via AP ;U.S. Marshals Service via AP

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.