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 night time from injuries sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities ready to arrest the pair, regulation enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: In line with multiple legislation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It ended in Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to return.

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Replace 9:25 p.m. EDT May 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s death to The Related Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the night, Wedding ceremony characterised Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very serious” 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 Information reported.

Original report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the 2 fugitives, who usually 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 lengthy and demanding and difficult week and a half. It ended the 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 permitting/aiding an escape, identification theft and second-degree forgery, AL.com reported.

Vicky White was a jail officer at the prison that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital murder. Inmates and officers mentioned 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 instructed the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. Instead, they fled.

In response to WAAY-TV, the fugitives were 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 have been involved in a pursuit and wreck. Vicky White shot herself (unclear on her situation). Casey White is in custody. More to come. @WAAYTV

According to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted near the sheriff’s workplace and ended 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 accidents are critical and were self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point throughout or on the finish of the pursuit.

Marriage ceremony also 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 beforehand reported Casey White as the driving 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 found at an Evansville car wash.

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“This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. Lots of preparation went into this. That they had loads of sources, had tags, had vehicles. That they had everything they wanted to pull this off,” Singleton stated throughout a Monday evening press conference.

“We obtained a dangerous man off the street in the present day. He's by no means going to see the light of day once more, and that’s thing, not just for our neighborhood however that’s a great factor for this nation,” he added.

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

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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