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 confederate, Vicky White, died Monday night 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: In line with multiple regulation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It ended in Evansville, IN. Extra details to come back.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT Could 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s dying to The Associated Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the night, Marriage ceremony characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries as “very severe” 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 said the 2 fugitives, who will not be associated, had been caught near Evansville, Indiana, after a chase with U.S. Marshals, The Related Press reported.

“Casey White and Vicky White are in custody,” Singleton stated. “This has ended a really long and anxious and challenging week and a half. It ended the way that we knew it will. They're in custody.”

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Casey White is now charged with escape, and Vicky White is charged with allowing/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 murder. Inmates and officers stated that 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 Heart in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental analysis. As a substitute, they fled.

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

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

In keeping with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted close to 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 Marriage ceremony of Vanderburgh County Indiana confirmed to WXIN that Vicky White’s injuries are critical and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point during or on the end of the pursuit.

Wedding ceremony also 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 motive force and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

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

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“This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. A variety of preparation went into this. That they had plenty of assets, had tags, had vehicles. They'd every part they needed to drag this off,” Singleton mentioned throughout a Monday evening press convention.

“We acquired a dangerous man off the road right now. He's by no means going to see the light of day once more, and that’s a good factor, not just for our group but that’s a superb 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 information outlet reported.

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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