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

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BREAKING: According to a number of law enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to come back.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT May 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding confirmed Vicky White’s loss of life to The Related Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the evening, Wedding ceremony characterised 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 simply 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 aren't related, had been 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 said. “This has ended a very lengthy and irritating and difficult week and a half. It ended the best way that we knew it could. 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 homicide. Inmates and officers said that 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 analysis. Instead, they fled.

According to WAAY-TV, the fugitives were captured after a pursuit ended when the automobile they had been 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. More to come. @WAAYTV

According to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started 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 accidents are critical and were self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later during 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 driving force and the crashed automobile as a Ford F-150.

According to AL.com, U.S. Marshals had been notified Sunday night that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been discovered at an Evansville automobile wash.

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. Numerous preparation went into this. They had loads of assets, had tags, had autos. They'd all the things they needed to pull this off,” Singleton said throughout a Monday evening press convention.

“We got a harmful man off the street right this moment. He's by no means going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s factor, not just for our neighborhood but that’s an excellent thing 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 information outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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