Casey White manhunt ends in Indiana, accomplice Vicky White dies, police say – KIRO 7 News 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 prepared to arrest the pair, law enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: According to a number of legislation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It led to Evansville, IN. Extra details to come back.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT Might 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s loss of life to The Related Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the evening, Marriage 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 said 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 stated. “This has ended a very long and demanding and difficult week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it would. 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, id 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 homicide. Inmates and officers said that they had 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 Heart in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental evaluation. As a substitute, they fled.

In line with WAAY-TV, the fugitives had been captured after a pursuit ended when the car they were driving crashed.

BREAKING: "We've captured them" Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding says. They were involved in a pursuit and wreck. Vicky White shot herself (unclear on her situation). Casey White is in custody. Extra to come. @WAAYTV

In response to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was spotted close to 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 injuries are serious and were self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point during or at the end of the pursuit.

Wedding also confirmed to the TV station that Vicky White was driving the Cadillac the fugitives had been in at the time of the crash. Singleton had previously reported Casey White as the motive force and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

In accordance with AL.com, U.S. Marshals were notified Sunday night time 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. Plenty of preparation went into this. That they had plenty of resources, had tags, had vehicles. That they had every part they wanted to tug this off,” Singleton stated throughout a Monday evening press convention.

“We received a dangerous man off the road in the present day. He is never going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s a very good factor, not only for our group but that’s an excellent 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 information outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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