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 time 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 a number of law enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. More details to return.

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Replace 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 evening, Marriage ceremony characterised 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 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 stated the 2 fugitives, who are not related, had been caught close to 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 annoying 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 permitting/aiding an escape, id theft and second-degree forgery, AL.com reported.

Vicky White was a jail officer on the jail that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital murder. Inmates and officers mentioned 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 told the Lauderdale County Detention Middle 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 had been captured after a pursuit ended when the vehicle they had been driving crashed.

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

Based on the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was noticed close to the sheriff’s office and ended in a rollover crash near 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 injuries are serious and had been self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later during 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 on the time of the crash. Singleton had previously reported Casey White as the driving force and the crashed car as a Ford F-150.

According to AL.com, U.S. Marshals had been notified Sunday night time that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been discovered at an Evansville automobile 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 every part they wanted to tug this off,” Singleton stated throughout a Monday night press convention.

“We bought a dangerous man off the street today. He's never going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s a very good thing, not just for our group however that’s a good thing for this country,” 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 Related Press contributed to this report.

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