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 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 keeping with multiple regulation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It ended in Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to come.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT May 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s demise to The Related Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the evening, Wedding characterised Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries as “very serious” 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 autopsy is schedule for Tuesday, Fox News reported.

Unique report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the two fugitives, who usually are not related, were caught near Evansville, Indiana, after a chase with U.S. Marshals, The Related Press reported.

“Casey White and Vicky White are in custody,” Singleton said. “This has ended a very long and worrying and challenging 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, identification 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 informed the Lauderdale County Detention Heart in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological analysis. Instead, they fled.

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

BREAKING: "We've 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 situation). Casey White is in custody. More to return. @WAAYTV

In response to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was noticed close to the sheriff’s office and led to 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 serious and were self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point during or on the finish of the pursuit.

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

In line with AL.com, U.S. Marshals have been notified Sunday evening 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. Plenty of preparation went into this. That they had loads of sources, had tags, had vehicles. They'd all the pieces they needed to drag this off,” Singleton said during a Monday night press conference.

“We obtained a dangerous man off the road today. He's never going to see the light of day again, and that’s a great thing, not only for our neighborhood but that’s a superb thing for this nation,” 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 of their April 29 escape, the information outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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