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 ready to arrest the pair, legislation enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: In response to a number of legislation 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 Might 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s loss of life to The Associated Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the night, Marriage ceremony characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries as “very serious” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

Based on Vanderburgh Coroner Steve Lockyear, Vicky White died simply 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 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 mentioned. “This has ended a very long and aggravating and challenging week and a half. It ended the 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 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 homicide. Inmates and officials stated 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 Middle in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. Instead, they fled.

In line with WAAY-TV, the fugitives had been captured after a pursuit ended when the car they have been driving crashed.

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

According to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was noticed close to the sheriff’s workplace and resulted in a rollover crash near 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 serious and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself in some unspecified time in the future during or on the end of the pursuit.

Wedding 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 motive force and the crashed car as a Ford F-150.

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

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“This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. A variety of preparation went into this. They'd plenty of assets, had tags, had vehicles. They had every little thing they wanted to drag this off,” Singleton said during a Monday evening press convention.

“We got a harmful man off the street at present. He is never going to see the light of day again, and that’s an excellent factor, not just for our neighborhood however that’s thing for this nation,” he added.

Evansville is about 175 miles north of Williamson County, Tennessee, the place authorities on Thursday discovered the orange 2007 Ford Edge the pair used of their April 29 escape, the news outlet reported.

-- The Related Press contributed to this report.

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