The corrections officer and inmate who escaped from an Alabama prison and evaded police for more than a week have been taken into custody, officials said Monday.
Former corrections officer Vicky White, 56, and inmate Casey White, 38, were arrested after a police chase and subsequent car wreck in Evansville, Indiana, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said at a news conference Monday.
“We got a dangerous man off the street today,” Singleton said. “He’s never going to see the light of day again.”
Casey White surrendered to police, and Vicky White was taken to the hospital to treat her injuries, Singleton said. According to Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding, Vicky White shot herself after the chase and suffered serious injuries.
The Whites, who are not related, disappeared from the Lauderdale County Detention Center on April 29, and authorities have since said the couple had a “jailhouse romance” and were planning their escape.
Vicky White, whom authorities have since called an accomplice, allegedly told coworkers she was taking Casey White to a courthouse appointment before the couple vanished. Surveillance footage shows Vicky White escorting Casey White out of the Lauderdale County Detention Center and into a patrol car, which was found abandoned in a shopping center later in the day.
Vicky White allegedly sold her home and was set to retire the day the couple fled, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement.
This is a breaking news story. More updates to follow.
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