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 from accidents sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities prepared to arrest the pair, legislation enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: In accordance with multiple legislation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It led to Evansville, IN. More details to return.

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

Replace 9:25 p.m. EDT Might 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s death to The Associated Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the night, Wedding characterised Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries as “very severe” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

According 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 said the two fugitives, who are usually not related, had 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 mentioned. “This has ended a very lengthy and aggravating and challenging week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it might. 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 at the prison 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 advised the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental evaluation. As an alternative, they fled.

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

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

Based on the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted close to 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 severe and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself in some unspecified time in the future during or at the end 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 previously reported Casey White as the driving force and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

In response to AL.com, U.S. Marshals were notified Sunday night time that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been found at an Evansville car wash.

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. Lots of preparation went into this. That they had plenty of assets, had tags, had autos. They had everything they wanted to tug this off,” Singleton said during a Monday evening press conference.

“We got a dangerous man off the street at the moment. He's never going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s a superb factor, not only for our community but that’s an excellent factor for this country,” 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 in their April 29 escape, the news outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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