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: According to a number of legislation enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. Extra particulars to come.

>> Associated: Warrant issued for Alabama corrections officer; sheriff said she participated in inmate’s escape

Replace 9:25 p.m. EDT May 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding confirmed Vicky White’s dying to The Associated Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the evening, Wedding ceremony characterized 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 News reported.

Authentic report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the 2 fugitives, who should not related, had 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 said. “This has ended a really long and anxious and challenging week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it might. 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 on the jail that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital murder. Inmates and officials mentioned that they had a “particular relationship,” the AP reported.

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

The pair had been on the run since April 29 when the 56-year-old jailer instructed the Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental evaluation. As an alternative, they fled.

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

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

Based on the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit began 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 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 throughout or at the end of the pursuit.

Wedding ceremony also 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 driving force and the crashed car as a Ford F-150.

According to AL.com, U.S. Marshals were notified Sunday night 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. Lots of preparation went into this. They'd loads of assets, had tags, had vehicles. That they had all the things they wanted to tug this off,” Singleton mentioned throughout a Monday night press conference.

“We bought a dangerous man off the street at this time. He's never going to see the light of day once more, and that’s an excellent thing, not only for our community but that’s a superb 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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