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 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 line with multiple regulation enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to come back.

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Update 9:25 p.m. EDT May 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding confirmed Vicky White’s dying to The Related Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the night, Wedding characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very serious” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

In line 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 News reported.

Authentic report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the two fugitives, who are not associated, have 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 stated. “This has ended a really lengthy and anxious and difficult week and a half. It ended the best way 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 prison that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital murder. Inmates and officers mentioned that 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 analysis. As an alternative, they fled.

Based on WAAY-TV, the fugitives were captured after a pursuit ended when the car they have been driving crashed.

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

In keeping with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began when the couple was spotted 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 Wedding ceremony of Vanderburgh County Indiana confirmed to WXIN that Vicky White’s accidents are severe and were self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later throughout or at the end of the pursuit.

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

Based on AL.com, U.S. Marshals were notified Sunday evening that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been found at an Evansville automotive wash.

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“This escape was obviously well-planned and calculated. Plenty of preparation went into this. They had plenty of resources, had tags, had autos. They'd all the pieces they needed to drag this off,” Singleton mentioned throughout a Monday evening press conference.

“We acquired a dangerous man off the street in the present day. He is never going to see the sunshine of day once more, and that’s an excellent factor, not just for our neighborhood but that’s a very good factor for this nation,” 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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