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: According to multiple legislation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It ended in Evansville, IN. More details to come.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT Could 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s demise to The Associated Press just 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 line with Vanderburgh Coroner Steve Lockyear, Vicky White died just after 7 p.m. CDT at Deaconess Hospital, and an autopsy is schedule for Tuesday, Fox Information reported.

Unique report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the 2 fugitives, who usually are not related, had 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 mentioned. “This has ended a really lengthy and aggravating and challenging week and a half. It ended the way 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, 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 officials mentioned they'd 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 informed the Lauderdale County Detention Middle in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological analysis. As an alternative, they fled.

In keeping with WAAY-TV, the fugitives were captured after a pursuit ended when the automobile they were driving crashed.

BREAKING: "We have 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 condition). Casey White is in custody. More to come back. @WAAYTV

In line with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was noticed close to the sheriff’s workplace and resulted in a rollover crash close to 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 severe and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later throughout or at the end of the pursuit.

Wedding also 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 beforehand reported Casey White as the driving force and the crashed automobile as a Ford F-150.

In response to AL.com, U.S. Marshals were notified Sunday night time that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been discovered at an Evansville car wash.

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. A number of preparation went into this. They'd loads of resources, had tags, had automobiles. They'd every part they wanted to drag this off,” Singleton mentioned throughout a Monday night press conference.

“We got a dangerous man off the street in the present day. He's by no means going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s factor, not only for our community but that’s a superb thing for this nation,” 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 in their April 29 escape, the news outlet reported.

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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