Guilty plea in Lauderdale County escape and manhunt

A GUILTY PLEA WAS ENTERED THIS WEEK IN THE CASE OF A LAUDERDALE COUNTY JAIL ESCAPE AND MANHUNT THAT DREW NATIONAL ATTENTION. CASEY WHITE ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA TO FIRST DEGREE ESCAPE DURING A HEARING IN FLORENCE THURSDAY. WHITE HAD BEEN ACCUSED OF FELONY MURDER IN THE DEATH OF THE JAIL’S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, VICKY WHITE. THE TWO LEFT THE JAIL IN APRIL 2022, BECOMING THE FOCUS OF A NATIONWIDE MANHUNT. THE SEARCH ENDED IN INDIANA AFTER 11 DAYS. VICKY WHITE DIED FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND THAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE SELF-INFLICTED. CASEY WHITE HAD BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN HER DEATH. HE’LL BE SENTENCED IN JUNE FOR THE ESCAPE CHARGE. WHITE IS STILL DUE TO STAND TRIAL IN AUGUST FOR CAPITAL MURDER IN THE DEATH OF A ROGERSVILLE WOMAN FROM 2015.

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