Casey White manhunt ends in Indiana, accomplice Vicky White dies, police say – KIRO 7 Information Seattle

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Alabama fugitive Casey White was taken into custody in Indiana, and his suspected confederate, Vicky White, died Monday night time from accidents sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities ready to arrest the pair, law enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: In accordance with a number of regulation 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 Could 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding confirmed Vicky White’s dying to The Related Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the night, Wedding characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries 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 post-mortem is schedule for Tuesday, Fox News reported.

Unique report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the two fugitives, who usually are not related, have been caught close to 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 demanding and difficult week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it could. 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, id 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 murder. Inmates and officials mentioned that they had a “special relationship,” the AP reported.

>> Associated: Vicky White had ‘particular relationship’ with accused murderer Casey White

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 mental analysis. Instead, they fled.

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

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

In line with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was noticed near the sheriff’s office and led to 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 serious and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself at some point during or at the finish of the pursuit.

Wedding ceremony also confirmed to the TV station that Vicky White was driving the Cadillac the fugitives were in on the time of the crash. Singleton had previously reported Casey White as the motive force and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

According to AL.com, U.S. Marshals have been notified Sunday evening that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been found at an Evansville car wash.

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

“We bought a harmful man off the road at the moment. He is by no means going to see the sunshine of day once more, and that’s a superb factor, not only for our neighborhood however that’s a very good factor 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 Related Press contributed to this report.

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