Vicky White, jail official accused of helping Alabama murder suspect escape, died of self-inflicted gunshot wound, coroner says

Vicky White, the Alabama corrections official accused of serving to capital homicide suspect Casey White escape custody, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the top, the Vanderburgh County Coroners Workplace mentioned Tuesday night time. Vicky White, 56, died Monday night time, hours after she and Casey White had been apprehended in Evansville, Indiana, after a greater than weeklong manhunt.

“The way of dying has been dominated a suicide,” the coroner’s workplace mentioned.

In line with authorities, Casey White advised regulation enforcement officers who captured him that Vicky White had shot herself. The 2 are usually not associated, however he did confer with her as his “spouse,” U.S. Marshals mentioned.

“Casey rapidly surrendered, and his fast phrases to our crew was, ‘Please assist my spouse. She simply shot herself within the head,'” Commander of the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Process Pressure Deputy Marshal Chad Hunt mentioned.

U.S. Marshals advised CBS Information there isn’t any proof Casey and Vicky White had been ever married.  

Earlier Tuesday, Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding ceremony mentioned Casey White advised police “he was most likely going to have a shootout on the stake of each of them dropping their lives.” Wedding ceremony additionally mentioned the pair had about $29,000 in money, a number of wigs, a minimum of 4 handguns and an AR-15 rifle after they had been captured.

The sheriff mentioned authorities had been investigating how they obtained the weapons.

The 2 we apprehended Monday after a automotive chase that ended when officers rammed their automotive right into a ditch. The chase kicked off after an Evansville, Indiana, police officer on Monday noticed a Cadillac that the pair had been believed to be utilizing in a lodge car parking zone. Authorities started surveilling the lodge, Wedding ceremony mentioned Tuesday, and commenced pursuing Casey and Vicky White after they fled.

Casey White suffered “a pair bumps and bruises” from the crash, Wedding ceremony mentioned.

Following his seize, Casey White signed a waiver of extradition. On Tuesday night time, he was transferred again to Lauderdale, Alabama, the place he’ll face trial for capital homicide expenses subsequent month.

Alex Sundby and Victoria Albert contributed reporting.