Casey White manhunt ends in Indiana, confederate 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 evening 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 regulation enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. More particulars to come back.

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Replace 9:25 p.m. EDT Might 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s death to The Related Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the night, Marriage ceremony characterised Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries as “very critical” 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 News reported.

Original report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the 2 fugitives, who are usually not related, 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 said. “This has ended a really lengthy and tense and challenging 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, 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 murder. Inmates and officials 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 instructed the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. As a substitute, they fled.

In keeping with WAAY-TV, the fugitives have been captured after a pursuit ended when the vehicle they were driving crashed.

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

Based on the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted near the sheriff’s office and led to a rollover crash close to 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 serious and were self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later during or at the finish of the pursuit.

Marriage ceremony also confirmed to the TV station that Vicky White was driving the Cadillac the fugitives were in on the time of the crash. Singleton had previously reported Casey White as the driver and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

In line with AL.com, U.S. Marshals have been notified Sunday night time that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been found at an Evansville automotive wash.

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“This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. A whole lot of preparation went into this. That they had plenty of sources, had tags, had autos. That they had the whole lot they needed to tug this off,” Singleton mentioned during a Monday evening press convention.

“We bought a dangerous man off the street right now. He's by no means going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s an excellent thing, not only for our community however that’s a very good thing 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 information outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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