Casey White manhunt ends in Indiana, accomplice Vicky White dies, police say – KIRO 7 News Seattle

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Alabama fugitive Casey White was taken into custody in Indiana, and his suspected accomplice, Vicky White, died Monday evening from injuries sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities prepared to arrest the pair, law enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: According to a number of regulation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It led to Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to come back.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT May 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s death to The Associated Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the night, Wedding characterised Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very critical” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

According to Vanderburgh Coroner Steve Lockyear, Vicky White died simply after 7 p.m. CDT at Deaconess Hospital, and an post-mortem is schedule for Tuesday, Fox Information reported.

Original report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the two fugitives, who are usually not related, had been caught close to Evansville, Indiana, after a chase with U.S. Marshals, The Associated Press reported.

“Casey White and Vicky White are in custody,” Singleton mentioned. “This has ended a really lengthy and anxious and difficult week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it might. They are in custody.”

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Casey White is now charged with escape, and Vicky White is charged with permitting/aiding an escape, identity theft and second-degree forgery, AL.com reported.

Vicky White was a jail officer on the prison that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital homicide. Inmates and officers stated they'd a “special relationship,” the AP reported.

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The pair had been on the run since April 29 when the 56-year-old jailer told the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. As a substitute, they fled.

In response to WAAY-TV, the fugitives had been captured after a pursuit ended when the vehicle they have been driving crashed.

BREAKING: "We've captured them" Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony says. They had been concerned in a pursuit and wreck. Vicky White shot herself (unclear on her condition). Casey White is in custody. More to come back. @WAAYTV

Based on the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was noticed near the sheriff’s workplace and resulted in a rollover crash close to Evansville Regional Airport, WXIN reported.

Casey White surrendered to police following the crash.

Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony of Vanderburgh County Indiana confirmed to WXIN that Vicky White’s injuries are severe and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later during or on the end of the pursuit.

Marriage ceremony additionally confirmed to the TV station that Vicky White was driving the Cadillac the fugitives have been in at the time of the crash. Singleton had previously reported Casey White as the driver and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

In keeping with AL.com, U.S. Marshals were notified Sunday night that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been found at an Evansville automotive wash.

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. Lots of preparation went into this. That they had loads of assets, had tags, had autos. That they had every little thing they wanted to tug this off,” Singleton said during a Monday night press convention.

“We got a dangerous man off the street immediately. He's never going to see the sunshine of day once more, and that’s a good thing, not only for our group but that’s a very good factor for this nation,” he added.

Evansville is about 175 miles north of Williamson County, Tennessee, where authorities on Thursday discovered the orange 2007 Ford Edge the pair used of their April 29 escape, the news outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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