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

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BREAKING: In line with a number of regulation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It ended in Evansville, IN. More particulars to come back.

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

Based on 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 Information reported.

Unique report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton mentioned the 2 fugitives, who will not be associated, were 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 mentioned. “This has ended a very lengthy and aggravating and challenging week and a half. It ended the way in which 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 allowing/aiding an escape, identity 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 homicide. Inmates and officers stated 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 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 accordance with WAAY-TV, the fugitives had been captured after a pursuit ended when the car they were driving crashed.

BREAKING: "We've captured them" Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding says. They have been involved in a pursuit and wreck. Vicky White shot herself (unclear on her situation). Casey White is in custody. More to come back. @WAAYTV

According to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted close to the sheriff’s workplace and ended in a rollover crash close to 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 critical and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point during 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 at the time of the crash. Singleton had previously reported Casey White as the driver and the crashed automobile 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 discovered at an Evansville car wash.

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“This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. A whole lot of preparation went into this. That they had plenty of assets, had tags, had vehicles. That they had the whole lot they needed to drag this off,” Singleton said throughout a Monday evening press conference.

“We received a harmful man off the street at the moment. He's by no means going to see the light of day once more, and that’s a superb thing, not just for our group but that’s a good 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 of their April 29 escape, the information outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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