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

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

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BREAKING: Based on multiple regulation enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to come.

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

In line with 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 News reported.

Original report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the 2 fugitives, who are usually not related, have been caught near Evansville, Indiana, after a chase with U.S. Marshals, The Associated Press reported.

“Casey White and Vicky White are in custody,” Singleton said. “This has ended a very lengthy and aggravating and difficult week and a half. It ended the best way that we knew it would. 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, id theft and second-degree forgery, AL.com reported.

Vicky White was a jail officer at the jail that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital murder. Inmates and officials mentioned they had 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 Middle in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental analysis. Instead, they fled.

In keeping with WAAY-TV, the fugitives have been captured after a pursuit ended when the car they were driving crashed.

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

Based on the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was noticed near the sheriff’s office and resulted in a rollover crash near 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 critical and were self-inflicted when she shot herself in some unspecified time in the future during or on the end of the pursuit.

Wedding additionally confirmed to the TV station that Vicky White was driving the Cadillac the fugitives had been in on the time of the crash. Singleton had previously reported Casey White as the motive force and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

In response to AL.com, U.S. Marshals were notified Sunday night time that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been found at an Evansville automobile wash.

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. Loads of preparation went into this. That they had plenty of resources, had tags, had automobiles. That they had everything they wanted to drag this off,” Singleton stated throughout a Monday evening press convention.

“We acquired a harmful man off the road today. He's by no means going to see the light of day again, and that’s a great factor, not only for our group however that’s an excellent thing for this country,” he added.

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

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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