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

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BREAKING: According to a number of regulation enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It led to Evansville, IN. More details to come.

>> Associated: Warrant issued for Alabama corrections officer; sheriff stated she participated in inmate’s escape

Update 9:25 p.m. EDT Might 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s dying to The Associated Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the evening, Marriage ceremony characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very critical” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

In accordance 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 Information reported.

Authentic report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton mentioned the two fugitives, who usually are not related, 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 mentioned. “This has ended a very long and disturbing and difficult week and a half. It ended the best way that we knew it might. They are in custody.”

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Casey White is now charged with escape, and Vicky White is charged with allowing/aiding an escape, identity 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 they had a “special relationship,” the AP reported.

>> Associated: Vicky White had ‘particular relationship’ with accused assassin Casey White

The pair had been on the run since April 29 when the 56-year-old jailer informed the Lauderdale County Detention Heart in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. As an alternative, they fled.

In accordance with WAAY-TV, the fugitives had been captured after a pursuit ended when the automobile they had 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 condition). Casey White is in custody. More to return. @WAAYTV

In response to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted near the sheriff’s workplace and led to 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 injuries are critical and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later throughout or on the end of the pursuit.

Marriage 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 beforehand reported Casey White as the driving force and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

According to AL.com, U.S. Marshals had 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 obviously well-planned and calculated. Quite a lot of preparation went into this. They'd loads of sources, had tags, had automobiles. They had every little thing they needed to drag this off,” Singleton mentioned throughout a Monday evening press convention.

“We acquired a dangerous man off the street immediately. He's never going to see the light of day again, and that’s a great factor, not just for our group however that’s a very good factor for this nation,” he added.

Evansville is about 175 miles north of Williamson County, Tennessee, the place authorities on Thursday found the orange 2007 Ford Edge the pair used of their April 29 escape, the information outlet reported.

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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