Alabama inmate Casey White charged in death of jail official who helped him escape
Casey White, the Alabama inmate whose escape in April set off a nationwide manhunt, has been charged with murder in the death of the jail official who helped
Casey White, the Alabama inmate whose escape in April set off a nationwide manhunt, has been charged with murder in the death of the jail official who helped him, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
White, 38, has been indicted on a count of felony murder in the death of Vicky White, Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly said in a statement.
"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," the district attorney said.
Officials have said that Vicky White, 56, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after the car they were in was rammed into a ditch during a police pursuit in Indiana more than a week after the escape.
Neither the indictment nor Connolly’s statement says that Casey White shot her. Connolly’s statement said no further information would be released, and he did not return a request for clarification Tuesday night.
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