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 evening from injuries 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 search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to come.

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Replace 9:25 p.m. EDT Might 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s loss of life to The Associated Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the evening, Wedding ceremony characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries as “very critical” 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 two fugitives, who are usually not associated, have been 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 really long and tense and difficult week and a half. It ended the best way that we knew it might. They're 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 on the prison that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital murder. Inmates and officers 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 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.

According to WAAY-TV, the fugitives had been captured after a pursuit ended when the automobile they had been driving crashed.

BREAKING: "We have captured them" Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony says. They have been concerned in a pursuit and wreck. Vicky White shot herself (unclear on her condition). Casey White is in custody. Extra to return. @WAAYTV

According to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was noticed near the sheriff’s office and ended 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 accidents are severe and have been 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 have been in at the time of the crash. Singleton had previously reported Casey White as the driving force and the crashed automobile as a Ford F-150.

In line with 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. Lots of preparation went into this. They had loads of assets, had tags, had vehicles. They'd every little thing they needed to tug this off,” Singleton said throughout a Monday night press convention.

“We obtained a harmful man off the road right now. He's never going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s a great factor, not only for our neighborhood however that’s a great factor 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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