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 confederate, Vicky White, died Monday evening 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 keeping with multiple law enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. Extra details to come back.

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

According to 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.

Original report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the two fugitives, who are usually not associated, had been caught close to 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 worrying and difficult week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it would. 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 prison that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital homicide. Inmates and officials stated 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 told the Lauderdale County Detention Middle in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. As an alternative, they fled.

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

BREAKING: "We have 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. Extra to come. @WAAYTV

In accordance with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted near 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 accidents are serious and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later during or on the end of the pursuit.

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

Based on AL.com, U.S. Marshals had been notified Sunday evening that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been found at an Evansville automobile wash.

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. A variety of preparation went into this. That they had loads of resources, had tags, had automobiles. That they had everything they wanted to pull this off,” Singleton mentioned during a Monday night press conference.

“We got a dangerous man off the road as we speak. He's never going to see the sunshine of day once more, and that’s a good factor, not just for our group but that’s a superb thing 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 information outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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