EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Casey White and Vicky White, two people who have garnered national attention after staging a reported escape from an Alabama prison, were captured here Monday afternoon.
According to Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding, US Marshals and sheriff’s deputies “intercepted” the Whites after a short law enforcement chase on US 41. US Marshals collided with the Whites’ vehicle in a grassy area near Baumgart Road.
Wedding said Vicky White shot herself after the chase and suffered serious injuries. Casey White, the passenger, was injured in the crash. Both have been taken to local hospitals.
Law enforcement will provide more information in a news conference Tuesday.
The Whites are not related. Casey White was in jail on an attempted murder charge. Vicky White is a former correctional officer who officials believe she aided in her escape from her.
Casey White also reportedly confessed to a 2015 killing.
The situation began last week, when the U.S. Marshals Service said investigators located an abandoned vehicle in Evansville that is believed to have been used by an escaped Alabama inmate and his alleged accomplice.
In a news release, officials said it received a tip Sunday night that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been discovered at Weinbach Car Wash. The owner of the car wash provided security camera footage to investigators.
The disappearance of former corrections officer Vicky White, 56, and escaped inmate Casey White, 38, has drawn national headlines ever since news first broke that the pair vanished on April 28.
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Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton previously disclosed the inmate and corrections officer had a “special relationship” spanning two years. Vicky White provided Casey White with extra food and privileges, police said.
Last week, authorities issued an arrest warrant for Vicky White. Singleton said the former corrections officer “participated” in Casey White’s escape from her.
Surveillance footage released by authorities on May 3 showed Casey White, who was donning shackles and handcuffs, being escorted by Vicky White out of the Lauderdale County Detention Center and into her patrol vehicle.
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Singleton said Vicky White was escorting the inmate to a courthouse appointment that didn’t actually exist.
On Thursday, investigators discovered a 2007 Ford Edge believed to be used by the fugitives in Williamson County, Tennessee, which is about 175 miles south of Evansville.
Casey White was serving a 75-year prison sentence for kidnapping and attempted murder charges when he escaped. While in custody, he also confessed to a 2015 killing.
The US Marshals Service is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Casey White and a $5,000 reward for the capture of Vicky White.
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