Casey White manhunt ends in Indiana, confederate 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 night time from accidents sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities prepared to arrest the pair, legislation enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: In line with multiple legislation enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It led to Evansville, IN. Extra details to return.

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

In accordance with Vanderburgh Coroner Steve Lockyear, Vicky White died just after 7 p.m. CDT at Deaconess Hospital, and an autopsy is schedule for Tuesday, Fox Information reported.

Unique report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the 2 fugitives, who usually are not associated, had 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 stated. “This has ended a very lengthy and traumatic and challenging week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it could. They're 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 homicide. Inmates and officials stated that they had a “particular relationship,” the AP reported.

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

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

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

In line with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was spotted near the sheriff’s workplace and ended 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 accidents are severe and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself in some unspecified time in the future throughout or on the end of the pursuit.

Wedding 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 driver and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

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

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. Loads of preparation went into this. That they had loads of assets, had tags, had vehicles. They'd every little thing they needed to pull this off,” Singleton stated during a Monday evening press convention.

“We got a dangerous man off the road right this moment. He is never going to see the light of day again, and that’s a great thing, not just for our neighborhood however that’s an excellent 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 in their April 29 escape, the information outlet reported.

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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