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 confederate, Vicky White, died Monday night from accidents sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities ready to arrest the pair, legislation enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: In line with 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.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT Could 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s demise to The Related Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the evening, Wedding ceremony characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very critical” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

In line with Vanderburgh Coroner Steve Lockyear, Vicky White died just after 7 p.m. CDT at Deaconess Hospital, and an post-mortem is schedule for Tuesday, Fox News reported.

Unique report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the two fugitives, who are not related, 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 mentioned. “This has ended a really long and stressful and difficult week and a half. It ended the best way that we knew it might. 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, id 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 advised the Lauderdale County Detention Heart in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental evaluation. Instead, they fled.

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

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

In accordance with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was noticed near the sheriff’s office and ended in a rollover crash close to Evansville Regional Airport, WXIN reported.

Casey White surrendered to police following the crash.

Sheriff Dave Wedding of Vanderburgh County Indiana confirmed to WXIN that Vicky White’s accidents are severe and were self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point throughout or at the end of the pursuit.

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

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

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. Lots of preparation went into this. They had plenty of sources, had tags, had vehicles. They had everything they needed to pull this off,” Singleton mentioned during a Monday evening press conference.

“We received a harmful man off the street today. He is by no means going to see the sunshine of day once more, and that’s a very good factor, not only for our group however that’s a good thing for this country,” 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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