Key takeaways:
- Casey White, a 39-year-old Alabama prisoner, was sentenced to life in prison for escaping with the help of a jail official, Vicky White.
- Vicky White was a 56-year-old corrections officer at the Lauderdale County jail and was not related to Casey White.
- The case has raised questions about the security of the Lauderdale County jail and the safety of corrections officers.
On Thursday, Casey White, a 39-year-old Alabama prisoner, was sentenced to life in prison for escaping with the help of a jail official, Vicky White. The escape led to a manhunt across three states, and Vicky White ultimately took her own life as police closed in.
During the sentencing hearing, Casey White declared his love for Vicky White and apologized to her family. He said that Vicky was the first person who had cared about him in six years, and that they wanted a new life together. He also said that he wouldn’t drag her name “through the dirt” for anyone in the courtroom.
Vicky White was a 56-year-old corrections officer at the Lauderdale County jail. She was not related to Casey White.
The escape occurred in June 2019 when Vicky White drove Casey White away from the jail in a prison van. The two were on the run for two weeks before Vicky White was found dead in a hotel room in Mississippi.
Casey White was arrested shortly after and charged with escape, kidnapping, and burglary. He pleaded guilty to escape and kidnapping in November.
The case has raised questions about the security of the Lauderdale County jail and the safety of corrections officers.
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