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 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 response to a number of law enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It led to Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to come back.

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

Update 9:25 p.m. EDT Could 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s dying to The Related Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the evening, Marriage ceremony 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 autopsy is schedule for Tuesday, Fox News reported.

Unique report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the two fugitives, who will not be related, have been caught close to 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 traumatic and difficult week and a half. It ended the way 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, identification theft and second-degree forgery, AL.com reported.

Vicky White was a jail officer at the prison that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital murder. Inmates and officers said 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 Heart in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental analysis. Instead, they fled.

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

BREAKING: "We've captured them" Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony says. They have been concerned 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 began when the couple was noticed near the sheriff’s workplace and led to 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 accidents are critical and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point throughout or on the end of the pursuit.

Marriage ceremony 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 previously reported Casey White as the driver and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

In response to AL.com, U.S. Marshals were notified Sunday night 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. Quite a lot of preparation went into this. That they had plenty of assets, had tags, had autos. That they had every thing they needed to pull this off,” Singleton said during a Monday night press conference.

“We got a dangerous man off the road as we speak. He is never going to see the sunshine of day once more, and that’s a good thing, not only for our neighborhood however that’s an excellent factor for this nation,” 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 in their April 29 escape, the information outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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