Escaped Alabama prison inmate Casey White and former corrections officer Vicki White were arrested after a police manhunt, however the latter ended up in the hospital from severe injuries.
Authorities were able, after days of searching, to locate Vicki White exiting a hotel in a wig, getting into a car with the inmate and driving away. A pursuit began and an authorities vehicle pulled them off the road, with the Cadillac they were driving swerving off the road.
The vehicle, according to CNN, was driven by Casey White.
Officers were able to get the escapee out, however, White was seriously wounded in the head by a bullet. Police, however, have denied shooting her.
The Great Escape
Casey White reportedly told officers: "You're going to help my wife, she shot herself in the head, I didn't do it."
The two were not married, according to an official, however it appears the prison escape was made with the help of the correctional officer and there was a love affair between them.
The arrest of the couple came after 11 days of investigation.
A key factor in their tracing was the extent of the case, with hundreds of tips reaching police every day from various US states. One of those was the one that helped identify the fugitive and the jailer.
Sheriff Dane Wading told CNN that the duo is estimated to have been in Evansville since May 3. "It's hard to believe they've been here that many days, but we're lucky we found them today," he said."
Singleton said the 38-year-old will return to Alabama as he faces previous murder charges.
The 56-year-old was initially charged with facilitating the escape of a prisoner in the first degree and later faced additional charges of forgery and identity theft.
"He'll be in a cell by himself," he said. "He will remain handcuffed and shackled while in the cell and if he wants to sue me for violating his civil rights, let him do so. He will never get out of this prison again. I can assure you of that," he asserted.
The sheriff explained that this development was expected as it was only a matter of time before they were located.
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