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 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 keeping with a number of regulation enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It ended in Evansville, IN. Extra details to come back.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT Could 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s loss of life to The Associated Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the evening, Marriage ceremony characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very critical” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

In accordance 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 News reported.

Original report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the two fugitives, who aren't associated, had been caught near Evansville, Indiana, after a chase with U.S. Marshals, The Related Press reported.

“Casey White and Vicky White are in custody,” Singleton mentioned. “This has ended a very lengthy and hectic and difficult week and a half. It ended the best way that we knew it will. 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, id 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 mentioned that they had a “particular 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 Heart in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental analysis. As an alternative, they fled.

Based on 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 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 come back. @WAAYTV

In line with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted near the sheriff’s workplace and resulted in 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 sooner or later during or at the end of the pursuit.

Marriage ceremony also confirmed to the TV station that Vicky White was driving the Cadillac the fugitives have been 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 were notified Sunday night that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been discovered at an Evansville automobile wash.

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. Plenty of preparation went into this. They had plenty of resources, had tags, had vehicles. They'd all the pieces they wanted to pull this off,” Singleton stated throughout a Monday night press conference.

“We got a dangerous man off the road as we speak. He's never going to see the light of day once more, and that’s thing, not only for our community but that’s an excellent 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 in their April 29 escape, the information outlet reported.

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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