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 confederate, Vicky White, died Monday night from injuries sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities prepared to arrest the pair, law enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: In accordance with a number of law enforcement sources, the seek 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 Might 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s demise to The Related Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the evening, Wedding characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very serious” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

Based on Vanderburgh Coroner Steve Lockyear, Vicky White died simply after 7 p.m. CDT at Deaconess Hospital, and an post-mortem is schedule for Tuesday, Fox Information reported.

Authentic report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton mentioned the 2 fugitives, who should 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 anxious and challenging week and a half. It ended the way that we knew it would. They are 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 jail that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital homicide. Inmates and officials said 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 mental evaluation. Instead, they fled.

In response to WAAY-TV, the fugitives were captured after a pursuit ended when the vehicle they had been driving crashed.

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

In accordance with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was noticed 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 injuries are serious and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself in some unspecified time in the future throughout or at the finish of the pursuit.

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

In response to AL.com, U.S. Marshals have 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. Numerous preparation went into this. That they had loads of assets, had tags, had automobiles. They'd every thing they needed to pull this off,” Singleton said throughout a Monday evening press convention.

“We received a dangerous man off the street at this time. He is by no means going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s an excellent thing, not only for our community however that’s a very good thing for this country,” he added.

Evansville is about 175 miles north of Williamson County, Tennessee, where authorities on Thursday discovered 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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