Former escaped inmate Casey White has been indicted on a charge of felony murder in connection to the death of Vicky White, a corrections officer who aided his escape.
Casey White, who is already serving a 75-year sentence for prior convictions, “caused the death of Vicky White,” Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly said.
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“The Felony Murder indictment alleges that during the course of and in furtherance of committing Escape in the First Degree, White caused the death of Vicky White, who died from a gunshot to the head,” Connolly wrote in a release obtained by WAFF.
Casey White and Vicky White were the subjects of an 11-day nationwide manhunt in May after Casey White escaped from jail in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Authorities tracked the pair, who are not related, to a hotel in Evansville, Indiana. From there, a police chase ensued that ended in a car crash.
By the time authorities reached the car, they found Vicky White with a gunshot wound to the head, which the coroner classified as self-inflicted. Casey White, who was driving the vehicle, surrendered to authorities at the scene.
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Casey White also faces a capital murder charge in connection to the 2015 murder of Connie Ridgeway.
