Casey White manhunt ends in Indiana, accomplice 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 ready to arrest the pair, legislation enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: In line with multiple legislation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to come.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT May 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding confirmed Vicky White’s demise to The Associated Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the evening, Marriage ceremony characterised Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very severe” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

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

Unique report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the two fugitives, who are not associated, were caught near 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 very long and traumatic and challenging week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it will. They're 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 jail 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 advised the Lauderdale County Detention Heart in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. As an alternative, they fled.

In keeping with WAAY-TV, the fugitives were captured after a pursuit ended when the automobile they have been driving crashed.

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

In keeping with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted close to the sheriff’s office and ended in a rollover crash near 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 have been self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point throughout or at the finish of the pursuit.

Wedding ceremony additionally 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 car as a Ford F-150.

In keeping with AL.com, U.S. Marshals had been notified Sunday evening that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been discovered at an Evansville automotive wash.

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“This escape was clearly well-planned and calculated. Loads of preparation went into this. They'd plenty of assets, had tags, had vehicles. That they had every part they needed to pull this off,” Singleton stated during a Monday evening press conference.

“We received a dangerous man off the street immediately. He's never going to see the sunshine of day once more, and that’s a very good thing, not only for our group however that’s a great factor for this country,” 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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