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 accomplice, Vicky White, died Monday night time from accidents sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities ready to arrest the pair, legislation 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 led to Evansville, IN. More details to return.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT May 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s death to The Related Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the night, Wedding ceremony characterised Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries 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.

Unique report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the 2 fugitives, who will not be associated, were caught near 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 disturbing 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 permitting/aiding an escape, identity 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 mentioned 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 Middle in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. Instead, they fled.

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

BREAKING: "We've 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 come back. @WAAYTV

In response to 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 close to Evansville Regional Airport, WXIN reported.

Casey White surrendered to police following the crash.

Sheriff Dave Wedding of Vanderburgh County Indiana confirmed to WXIN that Vicky White’s accidents are critical and had been self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later during or on the finish of the pursuit.

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

According to AL.com, U.S. Marshals have been 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. A lot of preparation went into this. They'd plenty of resources, had tags, had automobiles. That they had all the things they wanted to tug this off,” Singleton stated throughout a Monday evening press conference.

“We got a harmful man off the street right now. He's by no means going to see the light of day again, and that’s a superb thing, not just for our community 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 in their April 29 escape, the news outlet reported.

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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