Casey Cole White and Vicky White disappeared from Lauderdale County Detention Center in Florence, Alabama, on April 29.
A U.S. Marshal Service spokesperson confirmed the news in an email to Fox News Digital Monday, acknowledging that Casey was in custody. Vicky was hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Indiana law enforcement officials confirmed.
Vicky and Casey White are not related, but share a "special relationship," according to Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. "When this occurred, the female driver of the vehicle shot herself and the passenger was injured, not too seriously," he said. "They’ve both been taken to local hospitals to be examined for their injuries."Wedding said he does not know "the true extent" of Vicky's injuries, or where on her body she was wounded, but described her as being "in pretty serious shape.
He has a long rap sheet, with convictions for attempted murder, armed robbery, animal cruelty and kidnapping, and is facing a pending murder case for the 2015 slaying of Connie Ridgeway, a 59-year-old mother, in her home.The suspect allegedly confessed to the crime, saying he had been hired to kill Ridgeway, but then pleaded not guilty due to insanity. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
Vicky White was charged Monday with identity theft and second-degree forgery, according to a warrant for her arrest released that day. She was previously"These charges stem from her using an alias to purchase the vehicle, a 2007 Ford Edge, used to facilitate the escape," officials said.
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