Casey White manhunt ends in Indiana, confederate Vicky White dies, police say – KIRO 7 Information 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 prepared to arrest the pair, legislation enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: Based on multiple regulation enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to return.

>> Associated: Warrant issued for Alabama corrections officer; sheriff said she participated in inmate’s escape

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

According to 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.

Authentic report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton mentioned the 2 fugitives, who usually are not associated, had been 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 really lengthy and anxious and difficult week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it will. 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, identity 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 murder. Inmates and officers stated that they had a “special relationship,” the AP reported.

>> Associated: Vicky White had ‘special relationship’ with accused murderer Casey White

The pair had been on the run since April 29 when the 56-year-old jailer informed 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 keeping with WAAY-TV, the fugitives had been captured after a pursuit ended when the automobile they were driving crashed.

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

Based on the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was noticed near the sheriff’s workplace and resulted in a rollover crash near Evansville Regional Airport, WXIN reported.

Casey White surrendered to police following the crash.

Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony of Vanderburgh County Indiana confirmed to WXIN that Vicky White’s accidents are serious and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself in some unspecified time in the future during 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 at the time of the crash. Singleton had beforehand reported Casey White as the driver and the crashed automobile as a Ford F-150.

In accordance with AL.com, U.S. Marshals had been notified Sunday night time that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been found at an Evansville automotive wash.

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. Plenty of preparation went into this. They'd loads of sources, had tags, had vehicles. That they had all the pieces they wanted to pull this off,” Singleton stated during a Monday evening press conference.

“We received a harmful man off the street right this moment. He is by no means going to see the light of day again, and that’s a great thing, not only for our group but that’s an excellent thing for this nation,” he added.

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

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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