It was the end of a run on the background of romance that fascinated America: police on Monday in the state of Indiana arrested an “extremely dangerous” detainee, who escaped on April 29 thanks to the competition of a prison officer, who died after the chase. .
Casey White was arrested againSheriff Rick Singleton, responsible for coordinating the hunt for the fugitives, told reporters.
His alleged accomplice, prison officer Vicky White, was injured during the arrest. Started in an Alabama prison, their escape took place over 10 days, over hundreds of kilometers and in at least four states.
But the breakaway was cut short after the car chased the police. The couple was chased while in a Ford pickup truck in the Evansville area in the middle of the Midwest, the sheriff said.
Casey White was driving this vehicle. Vicky White was in the passenger seat. While chasing, the van crashed. Casey White gave up. Vicky White was taken to the hospitalsaid the police chief.
He did not specify the type of injuries the prison officer sustained, but according to American media, the woman attempted suicide with her gun.
Vicky White, 56, and Casey White, 38, have the same name, but are not related.
Hours later, authorities announced his death.
The unlikely two aroused great interest, especially because of the differences between them: he, a model little public servant with a seemingly orderly lifestyle; he, a whopping 2.06 m tall, was imprisoned for the presumed murder.
” We have lost the ability today to a very dangerous person […] And he could no longer see the open air. “
His staff received a tip about the couple’s presence in Indiana and CCTV footage taken at a car wash where the Ford pickup was spotted.
However, in recent days and until Monday, the two fugitives seem to remain one step ahead of their pursuers.
We’re a little back to square oneSheriff Singleton lamented Friday, noting that the escape plan was well thought out.
On April 29, Vicky White very easily took Casey White from her prison in the city of Florence, where she is serving a 75-year incarceration. The woman oversaw the inmate transfer for the Lauderdale County Sheriff.
A video showed the officer escorting the tall, tattooed inmate, whose feet and hands were restrained by chains, onto his police cruiser, and taken him outside under the guise of psychological evaluation in court. .
L ‘employee model according to the sheriff, described by the county attorney as the most reliable man in jailhad previously provided a replacement vehicle in the parking lot of a nearby shopping center.
This car, purchased by the officer under an assumed name, was found at a Tennessee pound, without this rebound in investigations actually allowing investigators to thrive.
It will be learned later that the prison officer withdrew cash of approximately $ 90,000, proceeds from the recent sale of his home, and purchased civilian clothes to replace the jumpsuit of his prison companion.
Source: Radio-Canada