Casey White manhunt ends in Indiana, confederate Vicky White dies, police say – KIRO 7 Information 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 prepared to arrest the pair, law 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 confirmed Vicky White’s loss of life to The Associated Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier in the night, Wedding ceremony characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted accidents as “very critical” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

In accordance with 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.

Authentic report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said the two fugitives, who will not be associated, had been caught near Evansville, Indiana, after a chase with U.S. Marshals, The Associated Press reported.

“Casey White and Vicky White are in custody,” Singleton stated. “This has ended a really lengthy and demanding and challenging week and a half. It ended the 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, identification 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 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 instructed the Lauderdale County Detention Middle in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a mental evaluation. As an alternative, they fled.

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

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

Based on the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was noticed close to the sheriff’s workplace and ended 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 critical and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself sooner or later throughout or on 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 on the time of the crash. Singleton had beforehand reported Casey White as the driving force and the crashed automobile as a Ford F-150.

Based on AL.com, U.S. Marshals were 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. Numerous preparation went into this. That they had loads of resources, had tags, had vehicles. They had all the pieces they needed to tug this off,” Singleton said throughout a Monday evening press convention.

“We acquired a harmful man off the street in the present day. He is never going to see the light of day again, and that’s a very good thing, not only 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 discovered the orange 2007 Ford Edge the pair used in their April 29 escape, the news outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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