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 accidents sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities prepared 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 details to return.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT Might 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s demise to The Related Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the evening, Wedding characterised Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very severe” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

In response to 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 Information reported.

Original report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton mentioned the two fugitives, who will not be related, have been caught close to Evansville, Indiana, after a chase with U.S. Marshals, The Associated Press reported.

“Casey White and Vicky White are in custody,” Singleton stated. “This has ended a very long and aggravating and difficult week and a half. It ended the best way that we knew it could. 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, identification theft and second-degree forgery, AL.com reported.

Vicky White was a jail officer at the prison that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital murder. Inmates and officers mentioned they'd 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 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 accordance with WAAY-TV, the fugitives had been captured after a pursuit ended when the automobile they have been driving crashed.

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

In keeping with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was noticed close to the sheriff’s workplace and led to a rollover crash near 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 injuries are severe and had been self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point 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 had been in on the time of the crash. Singleton had previously reported Casey White as the motive force and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

According to AL.com, U.S. Marshals were notified Sunday night time 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. A number of preparation went into this. They had loads of sources, had tags, had autos. That they had all the pieces they needed to pull this off,” Singleton mentioned during a Monday evening press convention.

“We obtained a dangerous man off the street today. He's never going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s an excellent factor, not only for our neighborhood however that’s a good thing for this nation,” 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 in their April 29 escape, the news outlet reported.

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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