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 confederate, Vicky White, died Monday night from accidents sustained by a self-inflicted gunshot wound as authorities prepared to arrest the pair, legislation enforcement sources confirmed.

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BREAKING: In keeping with multiple law enforcement sources, the seek for the Alabama escapee and jailer is over. It resulted in Evansville, IN. Extra details to come.

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Replace 9:25 p.m. EDT Might 9: Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony confirmed Vicky White’s demise to The Associated Press simply after 9 p.m. EDT Monday. Earlier within the night, Wedding ceremony characterized Vicky White’s self-inflicted injuries 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.

Unique report: Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton stated the 2 fugitives, who will not be related, had 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 lengthy and aggravating 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 permitting/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 officials stated that they had a “particular 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 Center in Florence, Alabama, that she was transporting the 38-year-old inmate for a psychological evaluation. As an alternative, they fled.

In accordance with 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 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 response to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, the police pursuit started when the couple was spotted near the sheriff’s office and ended 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 severe and have been self-inflicted when she shot herself in some unspecified time in the future during or at the finish of the pursuit.

Marriage ceremony additionally confirmed to the TV station that Vicky White was driving the Cadillac the fugitives have been 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.

In response to AL.com, U.S. Marshals had been notified Sunday night 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. A whole lot of preparation went into this. They had plenty of sources, had tags, had vehicles. That they had all the pieces they needed to tug this off,” Singleton said throughout a Monday evening press conference.

“We bought a harmful man off the road as we speak. He's never going to see the light of day again, and that’s factor, not just for our community however that’s an excellent factor for this nation,” 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 Related Press contributed to this report.

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