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

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BREAKING: Based on multiple law enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. More details to come.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT Could 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding confirmed Vicky White’s dying to The Associated Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the night, Marriage ceremony characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very critical” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

In keeping with 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.

Authentic report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton mentioned the 2 fugitives, who are usually not associated, were 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 traumatic 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, identity 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 homicide. Inmates and officers stated 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 instructed the Lauderdale County Detention Middle in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental evaluation. Instead, they fled.

In accordance with 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 have been involved in a pursuit and wreck. Vicky White shot herself (unclear on her condition). Casey White is in custody. More to return. @WAAYTV

In line with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was noticed close to the sheriff’s office and resulted 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 accidents are critical and were self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later throughout or at the end of the pursuit.

Wedding ceremony 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 beforehand reported Casey White as the driver and the crashed car as a Ford F-150.

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

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“This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. A number of preparation went into this. That they had plenty of resources, had tags, had automobiles. That they had everything they needed to tug this off,” Singleton said during a Monday evening press conference.

“We obtained a dangerous man off the street in the present day. He's never going to see the light of day again, and that’s an excellent factor, not just for our community however that’s a 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 news outlet reported.

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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