Ex-Ala. jailer Vicky White, escaped inmate in custody after chase

[Stevicus]

Police: Ex-Ala. jailer Vicky White, escaped inmate in custody after chase - UPI.com

I had heard about this case a number of days ago, but it appears they've been on the lam for 11 days and finally got caught.

May 9 (UPI) -- Former Alabama corrections officer Vicky White and escaped murder suspect Casey Cole White, on the run together for 11 days, were apprehended in Indiana Monday after a chase, authorities said.

Vicky White was hospitalized with serious wounds from a self-inflicted gunshot while Casey Cole White also sustained injuries after U.S. Marshals chased their vehicle through Evansville, Ind., Vanderburgh County, Ind., Sheriff Dave Wedding told reporters.

Wedding said marshals tried to pull over a suspicious vehicle spotted near the sheriff's office in Evansville Monday afternoon, and after a high-speed chase eventually collided with it in a grassy area off U.S. Hwy. 41.

Vicky White shot herself while driving the vehicle, Wedding said, while Casey White was also hospitalized with injuries that appeared to be minor.

Vicky White's injuries were "very serious," he said.

Earlier Monday, Lauderdale, Ala., County Sheriff Rick Singleton said Vicky White, 46, now faces felony charges of second-degree forgery and identity theft, CNN and AL.com reported.

The sheriff said the charges stem from her alleged purchase of a 2007 Ford Edge used in her getaway with Casey White.

The ex-jailer was previously charged with permitting and/or aiding in an escape, also a felony.

The duo left the Lauderdale County Jail on April 29, allegedly en route to court for a mental health evaluation. No such evaluation was scheduled, however, and the couple disappeared after the leaving the jail.

The Ford Edge was found abandoned by the Williamson County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee, about two hours north of Lauderdale County.

A video released by authorities on Saturday showed Vicky White in a hotel just hours before the pair's disappearance.

The surveillance footage, recorded around 5:21 a.m. on April 29, came from a Quality Inn in Florence, Ala., next to a shopping center at which she had parked the getaway car before she allegedly helping Casey White escape.

Casey White's escape is believed to have been "orchestrated" with Vicky White playing a role, Singleton said. The two are not related.

The U.S. Marshals Service had offered up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of Casey White and up to $5,000 for Vicky White.

They both have the surname White, but they are not related. The escaped inmate, Casey White, was a murder suspect, but it seems he has a history of violence, drug addiction, and mental health issues. Now they're both going to end up in the clink, but they probably won't let them share the same cell.

 

[F1fan]

With so much surveillance these days I don't see how anyone can think they can get away with this sort of thing and be in public. She should have had some remote housing and months of food stored. Still, they were destined to get caught. Poor judgment.

 

[Stevicus]

With so much surveillance these days I don't see how anyone can think they can get away with this sort of thing and be in public. She should have had some remote housing and months of food stored. Still, they were destined to get caught. Poor judgment.

Yeah, it seemed like it was flawed from the start, unless they were planning to assume new identities and disguise themselves somehow. It's a strange story.

 

[Orbit]

I'd love to hear the backstory on this. Did they know each other before? Did they fall in love at the jail? Stockholm Syndrome?

 

[Stevicus]

I just saw this update: Casey White manhunt ends in Indiana, accomplice Vicky White dies, police say

She died from injuries due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The first article indicated that the injuries appeared minor.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Kind of reminds me of Vet Hard.

 

[Stevicus]

Casey White called corrections officer Vicky White his 'wife' when apprehended - ABC News (go.com)

It said Vicky White closed on the sale of her home and withdrew more than $90,000 days before the escape. They still had over $29,000 when they were apprehended.

They planned to have a shootout with the police.

Corrections officials said she had exemplary career prior to this, and younger officers viewed her as a mother figure. They don't know what came over her.