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

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BREAKING: According to multiple legislation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It ended in Evansville, IN. More particulars to come.

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

In keeping with Vanderburgh Coroner Steve Lockyear, Vicky White died simply after 7 p.m. CDT at Deaconess Hospital, and an autopsy is schedule for Tuesday, Fox Information reported.

Authentic report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the 2 fugitives, who should not associated, 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 stated. “This has ended a very lengthy and anxious and difficult week and a half. It ended the 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, 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 said that 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 advised the Lauderdale County Detention Heart in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological analysis. As an alternative, they fled.

In response to WAAY-TV, the fugitives were captured after a pursuit ended when the car they had been driving crashed.

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In keeping with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was noticed close to the sheriff’s office and ended in a rollover crash close to 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 serious and had been self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point throughout or at the end of the pursuit.

Wedding additionally 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.

According to AL.com, U.S. Marshals had been notified Sunday evening 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. Numerous preparation went into this. They'd loads of resources, had tags, had automobiles. They had all the pieces they needed to drag this off,” Singleton said during a Monday evening press conference.

“We bought a harmful man off the road at this time. He's by no means going to see the sunshine of day again, and that’s a very good factor, not only for our community but that’s factor for this nation,” he added.

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