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

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

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT May 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Marriage ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s death to The Related Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the night, Marriage ceremony characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries 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 News reported.

Original report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the two fugitives, who are not associated, 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 said. “This has ended a really lengthy and traumatic and challenging 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 permitting/aiding an escape, identity theft and second-degree forgery, AL.com reported.

Vicky White was a jail officer on the prison that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital homicide. Inmates and officials said 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 told the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. Instead, they fled.

Based on 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 ceremony says. They were concerned in a pursuit and wreck. Vicky White shot herself (unclear on her situation). Casey White is in custody. More to come. @WAAYTV

In keeping with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was noticed close to the sheriff’s workplace and resulted in a rollover crash near 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 severe and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself in some unspecified time in the future throughout or at the finish of the pursuit.

Marriage ceremony additionally 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 accordance with AL.com, U.S. Marshals had been notified Sunday evening that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been discovered at an Evansville car wash.

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“This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. A lot of preparation went into this. That they had loads of assets, had tags, had automobiles. That they had every thing they wanted to tug this off,” Singleton mentioned throughout a Monday evening press conference.

“We got a dangerous man off the road at this time. He's never going to see the light of day once more, and that’s a very good factor, not only for our group but that’s a superb thing for this nation,” he added.

Evansville is about 175 miles north of Williamson County, Tennessee, where authorities on Thursday found 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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