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

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BREAKING: In accordance with a number of legislation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It led to Evansville, IN. Extra details to come.

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

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

In response to 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 usually not associated, 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 stated. “This has ended a very long and demanding and challenging week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it might. They are 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 murder. Inmates and officers mentioned that they had a “particular 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 Middle in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental analysis. As a substitute, they fled.

In accordance with WAAY-TV, the fugitives had 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 have been involved in a pursuit and wreck. Vicky White shot herself (unclear on her situation). Casey White is in custody. Extra to return. @WAAYTV

In keeping with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was spotted 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 critical and had been self-inflicted when she shot herself in some unspecified time in the future throughout or at the finish of the pursuit.

Wedding additionally 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 driver and the crashed automobile as a Ford F-150.

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

>> Associated: Vicky White, Casey White getaway automobile located; investigation back to square one, sheriff says

“This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. A lot of preparation went into this. That they had loads of assets, had tags, had autos. They'd every little thing they wanted to tug this off,” Singleton mentioned throughout a Monday evening press convention.

“We bought a harmful man off the street at present. He is by no means going to see the light of day once more, and that’s a superb factor, not only for our community however that’s a good factor for this country,” 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 of their April 29 escape, the news outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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