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

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BREAKING: In line with a number of law enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It led to Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to return.

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Replace 9:25 p.m. EDT Might 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding confirmed Vicky White’s dying to The Associated Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the evening, Wedding characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very serious” 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 autopsy is schedule for Tuesday, Fox News reported.

Authentic report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton mentioned the two fugitives, who aren't related, had 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 very lengthy and nerve-racking and challenging week and a half. It ended the way 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 jail that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital homicide. Inmates and officials stated 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 Center in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental evaluation. Instead, they fled.

Based on WAAY-TV, the fugitives were captured after a pursuit ended when the car they have been driving crashed.

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

In accordance with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted near the sheriff’s office and led to a rollover crash near Evansville Regional Airport, WXIN reported.

Casey White surrendered to police following the crash.

Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony of Vanderburgh County Indiana confirmed to WXIN that Vicky White’s accidents are critical and had been self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point during or at the finish of the pursuit.

Wedding ceremony also 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 vehicle as a Ford F-150.

Based on AL.com, U.S. Marshals have been notified Sunday night 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. Quite a lot of preparation went into this. That they had loads of resources, had tags, had vehicles. They'd every little thing they needed to pull this off,” Singleton said during a Monday night press convention.

“We bought a dangerous man off the road immediately. He's never going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s a great thing, not just for our group however that’s a good factor 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 news outlet reported.

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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