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Former Alabama corrections officer Vicky White has died from accidents after she and escaped inmate Casey White had been arrested in Indiana earlier Monday, Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony of Vanderburgh County advised CNN.

She was hospitalized earlier with self-inflicted gunshot wounds after being taken into custody following a automobile chase in Evansville, Indiana, US Marshals beforehand advised CNN. Her wounds had been “very critical,” Wedding ceremony mentioned on the time.

No regulation enforcement officers fired pictures, in line with Sheriff Rick Singleton of Lauderdale County, Alabama, the place the pair – who will not be associated – fled on April 29.

Earlier than the chase ensued, officers conducting surveillance noticed Vicky White exiting a resort with a wig on, in line with US Marshal Matt Keely. Then, she and Casey White received right into a automobile and drove away.

Authorities continued to observe them till a car pursuit started, ending when a US Marshals process pressure member drove a car into the Cadillac the pair had been in. The automobile wrecked and rolled over, he mentioned. Casey White was driving the automobile, in line with the US Marshals, although Wedding ceremony had earlier advised reporters Vicky White was the driving force.

Officers had been in a position to take away the inmate from the wrecked automobile, however Vicky White was pinned inside with a gunshot wound to her head, Keely mentioned.

Casey White reportedly advised officers, “Ya’ll assist my spouse, she shot herself within the head and I didn’t do it,” in line with Keely. Keely mentioned, to their information, Casey White and Vicky White will not be married.

The pair’s seize delivered to an in depth an 11-day manhunt that gained widespread nationwide consideration and noticed tons of of suggestions flood in from all corners of the nation, together with one which in the end result in the placement and arrest of the fugitives.

That tip got here Sunday night time, Singleton mentioned.

Wedding ceremony mentioned the duo had been believed to have been in Evansville since Could 3. “It’s laborious to imagine they’ve been right here that many days, however we’re fortunate that we stumbled upon them at this time,” he mentioned.

Singleton mentioned Casey White, 38, shall be introduced again to Alabama. The inmate faces earlier homicide fees. Vicky White, 56, was first charged with allowing or facilitating escape within the first diploma and was later dealing with extra forgery and identification theft fees.

“He shall be in a cell by himself,” Singleton mentioned. “He’ll keep in handcuffs and shackles whereas he’s in that cell and if he needs to sue me for violating his civil rights, so be it. He’s not getting out of this jail once more. I’ll guarantee you that.”

Singleton mentioned, “I’ve all the time anticipated this consequence. I knew we might catch them. It was only a matter of time.”

Most escapes from a county jail are spontaneous, he mentioned.

“This escape was clearly properly deliberate and calculated,” Singleton mentioned. “Lots of preparation went into this. They’d loads of assets, had money, had automobiles, had every thing they wanted to drag this off, and that’s what made this final week and a half so difficult. We had been ranging from floor zero, and never solely that, we began – they received a six-hour head begin on us.”

Earlier Monday, US Marshals launched images of who they imagine was Casey White caught on a surveillance digital camera at an Evansville automobile wash.

It was the primary time since he escaped a Lauderdale County detention middle with Vicky White that he was reported seen.

Vicky White was not seen within the images.

Investigators had been notified Sunday night time {that a} 2006 Ford F-150 had been found at a automobile wash in Evansville, about 175 miles north of Williamson County, Tennessee, the place the 2007 Ford Edge the pair had been touring in was discovered deserted.

The proprietor supplied the pictures from a safety digital camera, US Marshals mentioned in a launch.

Marshals went to Indiana following up on the tip, the company mentioned.

A reward of as much as $15,000 was provided for data resulting in his seize, and $10,000 for data resulting in Vicky White’s seize.

Earlier than she died, Vicky White was dealing with new forgery and identification theft fees in Alabama, along with the cost of allowing or facilitating escape within the first diploma that was filed final week.

The brand new fees had been introduced Monday and stemmed from the officer utilizing an alias to buy the car used within the escape, a 2007 Ford Edge, officers mentioned.

Vicky White, who was an assistant director of corrections for Lauderdale County, took Casey White from the county jail on April 29, saying she was taking him for a psychological well being analysis, which authorities realized later had by no means been scheduled. She then mentioned she was going to get medical care after dropping the inmate off as a result of she wasn’t feeling properly.

Vicky White’s use of aliases might have difficult the search, Singleton mentioned Monday.

“If she was utilizing her personal identification, that might make it pretty simple for us to perhaps discover her,” Singleton advised CNN’s Bianna Golodryga. “We do know she used a false identification to buy a automobile right here domestically.”.

Earlier than Vicky White’s demise, Singleton mentioned he hoped she would survive her accidents.

“We don’t want any in poor health will on Vicky, however she has some solutions to present us,” he mentioned. “I’ve each little bit of belief in (her). She had been an exemplary worker. I don’t know if we’ll ever know” what occurred to alter that.

Surveillance video footage of Vicky White taken earlier than the getaway confirmed the extent of preparation that went into the escape, Singleton mentioned.

Investigators discovered footage of White purchasing for males’s garments at a division retailer and at an “grownup retailer,” Singleton mentioned, including she “clearly had a change of garments” for the inmate.

“It simply tells us that it was very properly deliberate and calculated,” Singleton mentioned. “Clearly she well-planned this escape all the way down to a T.”

Investigators earlier launched video footage exhibiting Vicky White at a High quality Inn in Florence, the place she stayed the night time earlier than the escape greater than every week in the past.

The patrol automobile the officer and inmate took from the jail was discovered deserted in a shopping mall parking zone. Vicky White’s jail keys, radio and handcuffs had been discovered inside. Authorities imagine the pair left the lot in a unique car: Vicky White’s 2007 Ford SUV she parked within the lot the night time earlier than.

The car was noticed on Could 6 at a Tennessee tow lot. The automobile had been deserted within the woods with none figuring out data on the identical day the duo escaped, indicating they drove about two hours north from the jail in Florence to Williamson County, Tennessee.

Authorities imagine the car might have had mechanical issues that prompted the abrupt cease within the space.

Vicky White and Casey White had identified one another since not less than 2020, the sheriff advised CNN earlier this week.

Previous to their disappearance, Vicky White had introduced plans to retire and offered her residence for a worth properly under market worth.

The sheriff’s workplace had introduced on Could 4 that she was not employed by them, including that whereas April 29 was her final day of labor, her retirement papers had been by no means finalized.