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 accomplice, Vicky White, died Monday night time from injuries sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities ready to arrest the pair, legislation enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: In accordance with multiple legislation enforcement sources, the search for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It ended in Evansville, IN. More details to come back.

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Replace 9:25 p.m. EDT Could 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s death to The Related Press just after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the night, Wedding characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries as “very serious” following a police pursuit and rollover crash.

In response to 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 mentioned the two fugitives, who will not be 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 lengthy and demanding and difficult week and a half. It ended the way in which that we knew it would. 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 jail that was holding Casey White, who was awaiting trial for capital murder. Inmates and officers stated 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 told the Lauderdale County Detention Heart in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. As an alternative, they fled.

In keeping with WAAY-TV, the fugitives have 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 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

In keeping with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted near the sheriff’s workplace and led to 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 finish of the pursuit.

Wedding also 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 previously reported Casey White as the driving force and the crashed vehicle as a Ford F-150.

In keeping with 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 obviously well-planned and calculated. Numerous preparation went into this. They had plenty of assets, had tags, had autos. They'd all the pieces they wanted to tug this off,” Singleton mentioned during a Monday evening press convention.

“We bought a dangerous man off the street as we speak. He's never going to see the light of day once more, and that’s a good factor, not just for our community but that’s an excellent thing 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 of their April 29 escape, the information outlet reported.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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